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एष ह्यशेषसत्त्वानाम् आत्मांशः परमात्मनः ।
आद्यो ऽवतारो यत्रासौ भूतग्रामो विभाव्यते ॥ ८ ॥

esa hy asesa-sattvanam

atmamsah paramatmanah

adyo 'vataro yatrasau

bhuta-gramo vibhavyate

esah-this; hi-certainly; asesa-unlimited; sattvanam-living entities; atma-Self; amsah-part; paramatmanah-of the Supersoul; adyah-the first; avatarah-incarnation; yatra-whereupon; asau-all those; bhuta-gramah-the aggregate creations; vibhavyate-flourish.