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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.291
brahmā, vishnu, śiva — tāńra guna-avatāra
srishti-sthiti-pralayera tinera adhikāra
SYNONYMS
brahmā — Lord Brahmā; vishnu — Lord Vishnu; śiva — Lord Śiva; tāńra — of Garbhodakaśāyī Vishnu; guna-avatāra — incarnations of the material qualities; srishti-sthiti-pralayera — of the three functions, namely creation, maintenance and dissolution; tinera adhikāra — there is control by the three deities (Lord Brahmā, Lord Vishnu and Lord Śiva).
TRANSLATION
"Brahmā, Vishnu and Śiva are His three incarnations of the material qualities. Creation, maintenance and destruction respectively are under the charge of these three personalities.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness