TEXTS 65-66
isvarera avatara e-tina prakara
amsa-avatara, ara guna-avatara
saktyavesa-avatara--trtiya e-mata
amsa-avatara--purusa-matsyadika yata
SYNONYMS
isvareraof the Supreme Lord; avataraincarnations; e-tinathese three; prakarakinds; amsa-avatarapartial incarnations; araand; guna-avataraqualitative incarnations; sakti-avesa-avataraempowered incarnations; trtiyathe third; e-matathus; amsa-avatarapartial incarnations; purusathe three purusa incarnations; matsyathe fish incarnation; adikaand so on; yataall.
TRANSLATION
There are three categories of incarnations of Godhead: partial incarnations, qualitative incarnations and empowered incarnations. The purusas and Matsya are examples of partial incarnations.

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