Madhya 20.245

TEXT 245

TEXT

অবতার হয় কৃষ্ণের ষড়্‌বিধ প্রকার ।
পুরুষাবতার এক, লীলাবতার আর ॥ ২৪৫ ॥

avatara haya krsnera sad-vidha prakara

purusavatara eka, lilavatara ara

SYNONYMS

avatara-incarnations; haya-there are; krsnera-of Lord Krsna; sat-vidha prakara-six kinds; purusa-avatara-incarnations of Visnu; eka-one; lila-avatara-incarnations for the execution of pastimes; ara-also.

TRANSLATION

"There are six types of incarnations [avataras] of Krsna. One is the incarnations of Visnu [purusa-avataras], and another is the incarnations meant for the performance of pastimes [lila-avataras].