CC Adi 5.78
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 78
- yadyapi kahiye tāṅre kṛṣṇera ‘kalā’ kari
- matsya-kūrmādy-avatārera tiṅho avatārī
SYNONYMS
yadyapi — although; kahiye — I say; tāṅre — 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; tiṅho — 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.