mÄyÄtÄ«ta paravyome sabÄra avasthÄna
viÅ›ve avatari' dhare 'avatÄra' nÄma

 mÄyÄ-atÄ«ta - beyond the material nature; para-vyome - in the spiritual sky; sabÄra - all of them; avasthÄna - residence; viÅ›ve - within the material universe; avatari' - coming down; dhare - take; avatÄra nÄma - the name avatÄra.


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“All the expansions of Lord Kṛṣṇa are actually residents of the spiritual world. But when they descend into the material world, they are called incarnations [avatÄras].

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