kṛṣṇera svarÅ«pera haya á¹£aá¸-vidha vilÄsa
prÄbhava-vaibhava-rÅ«pe dvi-vidha prakÄÅ›a
kṛṣṇera - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; svarÅ«pera - of the form; haya - there are; á¹£aá¹-vidha - six kinds; vilÄsa - pastime forms; prÄbhava-vaibhava-rÅ«pe - in the divisions of prÄbhava and vaibhava; dvi-vidha - two kinds; prakÄÅ›a - manifestations.
“The Personality of Godhead ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa enjoys Himself in six primary expansions. His two manifestations are prÄbhava and vaibhava.
Now the author of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya-caritÄmá¹›ta turns to a description of the Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa in His innumerable expansions. The Lord primarily expands Himself in two categories, namely prÄbhava and vaibhava. The prÄbhava forms are fully potent like ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa, and the vaibhava forms are partially potent. The prÄbhava forms are manifested in relation with potencies, but the vaibhava forms are manifested in relation with excellences. The potent prÄbhava manifestations are also of two varieties: temporary and eternal. The MohinÄ«, Haá¹sa and Åšukla forms are manifested only temporarily, in terms of a particular age. Among the other prÄbhavas, who are not very famous according to the material estimation, are Dhanvantari, Ṛṣabha, VyÄsa, DattÄtreya and Kapila. Among the vaibhava-prakÄÅ›a forms are KÅ«rma, Matsya, Nara-NÄrÄyaṇa, VarÄha, HayagrÄ«va, Pṛśnigarbha, Baladeva, Yajña, Vibhu, Satyasena, Hari, Vaikuṇá¹ha, Ajita, VÄmana, SÄrvabhauma, Ṛṣabha, Viá¹£vaksena, Dharmasetu, SudhÄmÄ, YogeÅ›vara and Bá¹›hadbhÄnu.
