pālanārtha svāmśa viṣṇu-rūpe avatāra
sattva-guṇa draṣṭā, tāte guṇa-māyā-pāra

 pālana-artha - for maintenance; svāmśa - personal plenary expansion; viṣṇu-rĹŤpe - in the form of Lord Viṣṇu; avatāra - incarnation; sattva-guṇa - of the mode of goodness; draᚣᚭā - director; tāte - therefore; guṇa-māyā-pāra - transcendental to the material modes of nature.


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“For the maintenance of the universe, Lord Kṛṣṇa descends as His personal plenary expansion in the form of Viṣṇu. He is the director of the mode of goodness; therefore He is transcendental to the material energy.

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