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"name":"Cc. Ādi 5.81", "h1":"Cc. Ādi 5.81", "label":"Text 81", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.81", "description":"That fragment of the Mahā-puruṣa who appears for the purpose of creation, maintenance and annihilation is called an incarnation."
} —
sṛṣṭy-ādi-nimitte yei aṁśera avadhāna
sei ta' aṁśere kahi 'avatāra' nāma
sṛṣṭi-ādi-nimitte—for the cause of creation, maintenance and annihilation; yei—which; aṁśera avadhāna—manifestation of the part; sei ta'—that certainly; aṁśere kahi—I speak about that plenary expansion; avatāra nāma—by the name “incarnation.”
That fragment of the Mahā-puruṣa who appears for the purpose of creation, maintenance and annihilation is called an incarnation.