Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 5.78

yadyapi kahiye tāńre kṛṣṇera 'kalā' kari

matsya-kūrmādy-avatārera tińho avatārī

SYNONYMS

yadyapi — although; kahiye — I say; tāńre — to Him; kṛṣṇera — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kalā — part of the part; kari — making; matsya — the fish incarnation; kūrma-ādi — the tortoise incarnation and others; avatārera — of all these incarnations; tińho — He; avatārī — the original source.

TRANSLATION

Although Kāraṇodaśāyī Viṣṇu is called a kalā of Lord Kṛṣṇa, He is the source of Matsya, Kūrma and the other incarnations.

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