Madhya 20.263

TEXT 263

TEXT

সৃষ্টি-হেতু যেই মূর্তি প্রপঞ্চে অবতরে ।
সেই ঈশ্বরমূর্তি 'অবতার' নাম ধরে ॥ ২৬৩ ॥

srsti-hetu yei murti prapance avatare

sei isvara-murti 'avatara' nama dhare

SYNONYMS

srsti-hetu-for the purpose of creation; yei murti-which form of the Lord; prapance-in the material world; avatare-descends; sei-that; isvara-murti-form of the Lord; avatara-incarnation; nama dhare-takes the name.

TRANSLATION

"The form of the Lord that descends into the material world to create is called an avatara, or incarnation.

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