avatāra-kāle haya jagate gocara
ei dui lakį¹£aṇe keha jānaye īśvara"

 avatāra-kāle - at the time of incarnation; haya - there is; jagate - in the world; gocara - information; ei dui lakį¹£aṇe - by these two characteristics, namely svarÅ«pa and taį¹­astha; keha - some persons; jānaye - know; Ä«Å›vara - the incarnation of the Supreme Lord.


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ā€œAt the time of Their appearance, the incarnations of the Lord are known in the world because people can consult the śāstras to understand an incarnation’s chief characteristics, known as svarÅ«pa and taį¹­astha. In this way the incarnations become known to great saintly persons.ā€

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