Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 5: The Creative Impetus

Chapter 15: The Glories of the Descendants of King Priyavrata. Text 6

भूम्न ऋषिकुल्यायामुद्गीथस्ततः प्रस्तावो देवकुल्यायां प्रस्तावान्नियुत्सायां
हृदयज आसीद्विभुर्विभो रत्यां च पृथुषेणस्तस्मान्नक्त आकूत्यां जज्ञे
नक्ताद् द्रुतिपुत्रो गयो राजर्षिप्रवर उदारश्रवा अजायत साक्षाद्भगवतो
विष्णोर्जगद्रिरक्षिषया गृहीतसत्त्वस्य कलात्मवत्त्वादिलक्षणेन महापुरुषतां
प्राप्तः ॥६॥

bhÅ«mna ṛṣikulyÄyÄm udgÄ«thas tataḥ prastÄvo devakulyÄyÄá¹ prastÄvÄn niyutsÄyÄá¹ há¹›dayaja ÄsÄ«d vibhur vibho ratyÄá¹ ca pá¹›thuá¹£eṇas tasmÄn nakta ÄkÅ«tyÄá¹ jajñe naktÄd druti-putro gayo rÄjará¹£i-pravara udÄra-Å›ravÄ ajÄyata sÄká¹£Äd bhagavato viṣṇor jagad-riraká¹£iá¹£ayÄ gá¹›hÄ«ta-sattvasya kalÄtmavattvÄdi-laká¹£aṇena mahÄ-puruá¹£atÄá¹ prÄptaḥ

 bhÅ«mnaḥ - from King BhÅ«mÄ; á¹›á¹£i-kulyÄyÄm - in the womb of his wife, named ṚṣikulyÄ; udgÄ«thaḥ - the son named UdgÄ«tha; tataḥ - again from King UdgÄ«tha; prastÄvaḥ - the son named PrastÄva; deva-kulyÄyÄm - his wife, named DevakulyÄ; prastÄvÄt - from King PrastÄva; niyutsÄyÄm - in his wife, named NiyutsÄ; há¹›daya-jaḥ - the son; ÄsÄ«t - was begotten; vibhuḥ - named Vibhu; vibhoḥ - from King Vibhu; ratyÄm - in his wife, named RatÄ«; ca - also; pá¹›thu-á¹£eṇaḥ - named Pá¹›thuá¹£eṇa; tasmÄt - from him (King Pá¹›thuá¹£eṇa); naktaḥ - a son named Nakta; ÄkÅ«tyÄm - in his wife, named Ä€kÅ«ti; jajñe - was begotten; naktÄt - from King Nakta; druti-putraḥ - a son in the womb of Druti; gayaḥ - named King Gaya; rÄja-ṛṣi-pravaraḥ - most exalted among the saintly royal order; udÄra-Å›ravÄḥ - famous as a very pious king; ajÄyata - was born; sÄká¹£Ät bhagavataḥ - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead directly; viṣṇoḥ - of Lord Viṣṇu; jagat-rirak-á¹£iá¹£ayÄ - for the purpose of giving protection to the whole world; gá¹›hÄ«ta - who is conceived; sattvasya - in the Å›uddha-sattva qualities; kalÄ-Ätma-vattva-Ädi - of being a direct incarnation of the Lord; laká¹£aṇena - by symptoms; mahÄ-puruá¹£atÄm - the chief quality of being the leader of the human society (exactly like the chief leader of all living beings, Lord Viṣṇu); prÄptaḥ - achieved.


Text

In the womb of his wife, ṚṣikulyÄ, King BhÅ«mÄ begot a son named UdgÄ«tha. From UdgÄ«tha’s wife, DevakulyÄ, a son named PrastÄva was born, and PrastÄva begot a son named Vibhu through his wife, NiyutsÄ. In the womb of his wife, RatÄ«, Vibhu begot a son named Pá¹›thuá¹£eṇa. Pá¹›thuá¹£eṇa begot a son named Nakta in the womb of his wife, named Ä€kÅ«ti. Nakta’s wife was Druti, and from her womb the great King Gaya was born. Gaya was very famous and pious; he was the best of saintly kings. Lord Viṣṇu and His expansions, who are meant to protect the universe, are always situated in the transcendental mode of goodness, known as viÅ›uddha-sattva. Being the direct expansion of Lord Viṣṇu, King Gaya was also situated in the viÅ›uddha-sattva. Because of this, MahÄrÄja Gaya was fully equipped with transcendental knowledge. Therefore he was called MahÄpuruá¹£a.

Purport

From this verse it appears that the incarnations of God are various. Some are part and parcel of the direct expansions, and some are direct expansions of Lord Viṣṇu. A direct incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is called aá¹Å›a or svÄá¹Å›a, whereas an incarnation from aá¹Å›a is called kalÄ. Among the kalÄs there are the vibhinnÄá¹Å›a-jÄ«vas, or living entities. These are counted among the jÄ«va-tattvas. Those who come directly from Lord Viṣṇu are called viṣṇu-tattva and are sometimes designated as MahÄpuruá¹£a. Another name for Kṛṣṇa is MahÄpuruá¹£a, and a devotee is sometimes called mahÄ-pauruá¹£ika.