brahmā, śiva — ājùā-kārÄŤ bhakta-avatāra
pālanārthe viṣṇu — kṛṣṇera svarĹŤpa-ākāra

 brahmā - Lord Brahmā; Ĺ›iva - Lord Śiva; Äjùā-kārÄŤ - order-carriers; bhakta-avatāra - incarnations of devotees; pālana-arthe - for maintenance; viṣṇu - Lord Viṣṇu; kṛṣṇera - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; svarĹŤpa-ākāra - in the form of a personal feature.


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“The conclusion is that Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva are simply devotee incarnations who carry out orders. However, Lord Viṣṇu, the maintainer, is the personal feature of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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