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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.3.27
rishayo manavo devā
saprajāpatayah smritāh
SYNONYMS
rishayah — all the sages; manavah — all the Manus; devāh — all the demigods; manu-putrāh — all the descendants of Manu; mahā-ojasah — very powerful; kalāh — portion of the plenary portion; sarve — all collectively; hareh — of the Lord; eva — certainly; sa-prajāpatayah — along with the Prajāpatis; smritāh — are known.
TRANSLATION
All the rishis, Manus, demigods and descendants of Manu, who are especially powerful, are plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord. This also includes the Prajāpatis.
PURPORT
Those who are comparatively less powerful are called vibhūti, and those who are comparatively more powerful are called āveśa incarnations.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness