Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.15.6

bhūmna rishikulyāyām udgīthas tatah prastāvo devakulyāyām prastāvān niyutsāyām hridayaja āsīd vibhur vibho ratyām ca prithushenas tasmān nakta ākūtyām jajñe naktād druti-putro gayo rājarshi-pravara udāra-śravā ajāyata sākshād bhagavato vishnor jagad-rirakshishayā grihīta-sattvasya kalātmavattvādi-lakshanena mahā-purushatām prāptah

SYNONYMS

bhūmnah — from King Bhūmā; rishi-kulyāyām — in the womb of his wife, named Rishikulyā; udgīthah — the son named Udgītha; tatah — again from King Udgītha; prastāvah — the son named Prastāva; deva-kulyāyām — his wife, named Devakulyā; prastāvāt — from King Prastāva; niyutsāyām — in his wife, named Niyutsā; hridaya-jah — the son; āsīt — was begotten; vibhuh — named Vibhu; vibhoh — from King Vibhu; ratyām — in his wife, named Ratī; ca — also; prithu-shenah — named Prithushena; tasmāt — from him (King Prithushena); naktah — a son named Nakta; ākūtyām — in his wife, named Ākūti; jajñe — was begotten; naktāt — from King Nakta; druti-putrah — a son in the womb of Druti; gayah — named King Gaya; rāja-rishi-pravarah — most exalted among the saintly royal order; udāra-śravāh — famous as a very pious king; ajāyata — was born; sākshāt bhagavatah — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead directly; vishnoh — of Lord Vishnu; jagat-rirak-shishayā — for the purpose of giving protection to the whole world; grihīta — who is conceived; sattvasya — in the śuddha-sattva qualities; kalā-ātma-vattva-ādi — of being a direct incarnation of the Lord; lakshanena — by symptoms; mahā-purushatām — the chief quality of being the leader of the human society (exactly like the chief leader of all living beings, Lord Vishnu); prāptah — achieved.

TRANSLATION

In the womb of his wife, Rishikulyā, King Bhūmā begot a son named Udgītha. From Udgītha's wife, Devakulyā, a son named Prastāva was born, and Prastāva begot a son named Vibhu through his wife, Niyutsā. In the womb of his wife, Ratī, Vibhu begot a son named Prithushena. Prithushena begot a son named Nakta in the womb of his wife, named Ākūti. Nakta's wife was Druti, and from her womb the great King Gaya was born. Gaya was very famous and pious; he was the best of saintly kings. Lord Vishnu and His expansions, who are meant to protect the universe, are always situated in the transcendental mode of goodness, known as viśuddha-sattva. Being the direct expansion of Lord Vishnu, King Gaya was also situated in the viśuddha-sattva. Because of this, Mahārāja Gaya was fully equipped with transcendental knowledge. Therefore he was called Mahāpurusha.

PURPORT

From this verse it appears that the incarnations of God are various. Some are part and parcel of the direct expansions, and some are direct expansions of Lord Vishnu. A direct incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is called amśa or svāmśa, whereas an incarnation from amśa is called kalā. Among the kalās there are the vibhinnāmśa-jīvas, or living entities. These are counted among the jīva-tattvas. Those who come directly from Lord Vishnu are called vishnu-tattva and are sometimes designated as Mahāpurusha. Another name for Krishna is Mahāpurusha, and a devotee is sometimes called mahā-paurushika.

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