avatÄra nÄhi kahe — 'Ämi avatÄra'
muni saba lÄni' kare laká¹£aṇa-vicÄra
avatÄra - the actual incarnation of Godhead; nÄhi - never; kahe - says; Ämi avatÄra - I am an incarnation; muni - the great sage MahÄmuni VyÄsadeva; saba jÄni' - knowing all (past, present and future); kare laká¹£aṇa-vicÄra - describes the symptoms of the avatÄras.
“An actual incarnation of God never says ‘I am God’ or ‘I am an incarnation of God.’ The great sage VyÄsadeva, knowing all, has already recorded the characteristics of the avatÄras in the Å›Ästras.
In this verse it is clearly stated that a real incarnation of God never claims to be a real incarnation. According to the symptoms described in the Å›Ästra, one can understand who is an avatÄra and who is not.
