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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 1.67
ব্রহ্মা, বিষ্ণু, শিব—তিন গুণাবতারে গণি ।
শক্ত্যাবেশ—সনকাদি, পৃথু, ব্যাসমুনি ॥ ৬৭ ॥
brahmā viṣṇu śiva — tina guṇāvatāre gaṇi
śakty-āveśa — sanakādi, pṛthu, vyāsa-muni
Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva are qualitative incarnations. Empowered incarnations are those like the Kumāras, King Pṛthu and Mahāmuni Vyāsa [the compiler of the Vedas].
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Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva are qualitative incarnations.
The Kumāras and King Pṛthu are examples of empowered incarnations.
Mahāmuni Vyāsa, the compiler of the Vedas, is also an empowered incarnation.
Reverence and gratitude. The narrator takes shelter of the guru-paramparā; receptivity begins with humility.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Next are the incarnations ( avatāras ) of the Lord, who are explained to be nondifferent from the Lord. These incarnations are considered in three divisions — incarnations of the potency of the Lord, incarnations of His qualities, and incarnations of His authority.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 1
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Can you distinguish the qualitative incarnations from the empowered incarnations named here?
Make two short lists headed “Qualitative” and “Empowered,” using the names in this translation.
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