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TEXT 6
bhumna rsikulyayam udgithas tatah prastavo devakulyayam prastavan niyutsayam hrdayaja asid vibhur vibho ratyam ca prthusenas tasman nakta akutyam jajne naktad druti-putro gayo rajarsi-pravara udara-srava ajayata saksad bhagavato visnor jagad-riraksisaya grhita-sattvasya kalatmavattvadi-laksanena maha-purusatam praptah.
SYNONYMS
bhumnahfrom King Bhuma; rsi-kulyayamin the womb of his wife, named Rsikulya; udgithahthe son named Udgitha; tatahagain from King Udgitha; prastavahthe son named Prastava; deva-kulyayamhis wife, named Devakulya; prastavatfrom King Prastava; niyutsayamin his wife, named Niyutsa; hrdaya-jahthe son; asitwas begotten; vibhuhnamed Vibhu; vibhohfrom King Vibhu; ratyamin his wife, named Rati; caalso; prthu-senahnamed Prthusena; tasmatfrom him (King Prthusena); naktaha son named Nakta; akutyamin his wife, named Akuti; jajnewas begotten; naktatfrom King Nakta; druti-putraha son in the womb of Druti; gayahnamed King Gaya; raja-rsi-pravarahmost exalted among the saintly royal order; udara-sravahfamous as a very pious king; ajayatawas born; saksat bhagavatahof the Supreme Personality of Godhead directly; visnohof Lord Visnu; jagat-rirak-sisayafor the purpose of giving protection to the whole world; grhitawho is conceived; sattvasyain the suddha-sattva qualities; kala-atma-vattva-adiof being a direct incarnation of the Lord; laksanenaby symptoms; maha-purusatamthe chief quality of being the leader of the human society (exactly like the chief leader of all living beings, Lord Visnu); praptahachieved.
TRANSLATION
In the womb of his wife, Rsikulya, King Bhuma begot a son named Udgitha. From Udgithas wife, Devakulya, a son named Prastava was born, and Prastava begot a son named Vibhu through his wife, Niyutsa. In the womb of his wife, Rati, Vibhu begot a son named Prthusena. Prthusena begot a son named Nakta in the womb of his wife, named Akuti. Naktas 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 Visnu and His expansions, who are meant to protect the universe, are always situated in the transcendental mode of goodness, known as visuddha-sattva. Being the direct expansion of Lord Visnu, King Gaya was also situated in the visuddha-sattva. Because of this, Maharaja Gaya was fully equipped with transcendental knowledge. Therefore he was called Mahapurusa.
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 Visnu. A direct incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is called amsa or svamsa, whereas an incarnation from amsa is called kala. Among the kalas there are the vibhinnamsa-jivas, or living entities. These are counted among the jiva-tattvas. Those who come directly from Lord Visnu are called visnu-tattva and are sometimes designated as Mahapurusa. Another name for Krsna is Mahapurusa, and a devotee is sometimes called maha-paurusika.
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