rÄma-laká¹£maṇa — kṛṣṇa-rÄmera amÅ›a-viÅ›eá¹£a
avatÄra-kÄle doá¹…he doá¹…hÄte praveÅ›a
rÄma-laká¹£maṇa - RÄmacandra and Laká¹£maṇa; kṛṣṇa-rÄmera amÅ›a-viÅ›eá¹£a - particular expansions of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord BalarÄma; avatÄra-kÄle - at the time of incarnation; doá¹…he - both of Them (RÄma and Laká¹£maṇa); doá¹…hÄte praveÅ›a - entered into Them both (Kṛṣṇa and BalarÄma).
ÅšrÄ« RÄma and ÅšrÄ« Laká¹£maṇa, who are plenary portions of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord BalarÄma respectively, entered into Them at the time of Kṛṣṇa’s and BalarÄma’s appearance.
With reference to the Viṣṇu-dharmottara, the Laghu-bhÄgavatÄmá¹›ta explains that RÄma is an incarnation of VÄsudeva, Laká¹£maṇa is an incarnation of Saá¹…kará¹£aṇa, Bharata is an incarnation of Pradyumna, and Åšatrughna is an incarnation of Aniruddha. The Padma PurÄṇa describes that RÄmacandra is NÄrÄyaṇa and that Laká¹£maṇa, Bharata and Åšatrughna are respectively Åšeá¹£a, Cakra and Åšaá¹…kha (the conchshell in the hand of NÄrÄyaṇa). In the RÄma-gÄ«ta of the Skanda PurÄṇa, Laká¹£maṇa, Bharata and Åšatrughna have been described as the triple attendants of Lord RÄma.
