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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.242
catvāro vāsudevādyā
hayagrīvo mahākrodo
brahmā ceti navoditāh
SYNONYMS
catvārah — four principal protectors; vāsudeva-ādyāh — Vāsudeva, Sańkarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha; nārāyana — including Lord Nārāyana; nrisimhakau — as well as Lord Nrisimha; hayagrīvah — Lord Hayagrīva; mahākrodah — Lord Varāha; brahmā — Lord Brahmā; ca — also; iti — thus; nava-uditāh — nine personalities.
TRANSLATION
"'The nine personalities mentioned are Vāsudeva, Sańkarshana, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Nārāyana, Nrisimha, Hayagrīva, Varāha and Brahmā.'
PURPORT
This verse is found in the Laghu-bhāgavatāmrita (1.451). The Brahmā mentioned herein is not a living entity. Sometimes, when there is a scarcity of living entities to take charge of Brahmā's post, Mahā-Vishnu expands Himself as Lord Brahmā. This Brahmā is not considered to be a living entity; He is an expansion of Vishnu.
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