Ādi 5.78

TEXT 78

TEXT

যদ্যপি কহিয়ে তাঁরে কৃষ্ণের 'কলা' করি ।
মৎস্য-কূর্মাদ্যবতারের তিঁহো অবতারী ॥ ৭৮ ॥

yadyapi kahiye taṅre krsnera 'kala' kari

matsya-kurmady-avatarera tiṅho avatari

SYNONYMS

yadyapi-although; kahiye-I say; taṅre-to Him; krsnera-of Lord Krsna; kala-part of the part; kari-making; matsya-the fish incarnation; kurma-adi-the tortoise incarnation and others; avatarera-of all these incarnations; tiṅho-He; avatari-the original source.

TRANSLATION

Although Ksirodasayi Visnu is called a "kala" of Lord Krsna, He is the source of Matsya, Kurma and the other incarnations.

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