pūrve yena pṛthivīra bhāra haribāre
kṛṣṇa avatīrṇa hailā śāstrete pracāre

 pūrve - previously; yena - as; pṛthivīra - of the earth; bhāra - burden; haribāre - to take away; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; avatīrṇa - incarnated; hailā - was; śāstrete - the scriptures; pracāre - proclaim.


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The scriptures proclaim that Lord Kṛṣṇa previously descended to take away the burden of the earth.

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