TEXT 61
avatari narayana, krsna avatara
tenha catur-bhuja, inha manusya-akara
SYNONYMS
avatarisource of incarnations; narayanaLord Narayana; krsnaLord Krsna; avataraincarnation; tenhathat; catuh-bhujafour arms; inhathis; manusyalike a man; akaraform.
TRANSLATION
Because Narayana has four hands whereas Krsna looks just like a man, they say that Narayana is the original God whereas Krsna is but an incarnation.
PURPORT
Some scholars argue that Narayana is the original Personality of Godhead of whom Krsna is an incarnation because Sri Krsna has two hands whereas Narayana has four. Such unintelligent scholars do not understand the features of the Absolute.

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