—json {
"name":"Cc. Ādi 5.80", "h1":"Cc. Ādi 5.80", "label":"Text 80", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.80", "description":"That puruṣa [Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu] is the performer of creation, maintenance and destruction. He manifests Himself in many incarnations, for He is the maintainer of the world."
} —
sei puruṣa sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera kartā
nānā avatāra kare, jagatera bhartā
sei—that; puruṣa—the Personality of Godhead; sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera—of creation, maintenance and annihilation; kartā—creator; nānā—various; avatāra—incarnations; kare—makes; jagatera—of the material world; bhartā—maintainer.
That puruṣa [Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu] is the performer of creation, maintenance and destruction. He manifests Himself in many incarnations, for He is the maintainer of the world.