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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 1: The Spiritual Masters |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 1.67
brahmā viṣṇu śiva — tina guṇāvatāre gaṇi
śakty-āveśa — sanakādi, pṛthu, vyāsa-muni
SYNONYMS
brahmā — Lord Brahmā; viṣṇu — Lord Viṣṇu; śiva — Lord Śiva; tina — three; guṇa-avatāre — among the incarnations controlling the three modes of material nature; gaṇi — I count; śakti-āveśa — empowered incarnations; sanaka-ādi — the four Kumāras; pṛthu — King Pṛthu; vyāsa-muni — Vyāsadeva.
TRANSLATION
Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva are qualitative incarnations. Empowered incarnations are those like the Kumāras, King Pṛthu and Mahā-muni Vyāsa [the compiler of the Vedas].
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness