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The External Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Cc Ādi 3.71
Text
'aṅga'-śabde aṁśa kahe, seho satya haya
māyā-kārya nahe--saba cid-ānanda-maya
Synonyms

aṅga-śabde-by the word aṅga; aṁśa-plenary portion; kahe-one means; seho-that; satya-the truth; haya-is; māyā-of the material energy; kārya-the work; nahe-is not; saba-all; cit-ānanda-maya-full of knowledge and bliss.

Translation

The word "aṅga" indeed refers to plenary portions. Such manifestations should never be considered products of material nature, for they are all transcendental, full of knowledge and full of bliss.

Purport

In the category of viṣṇu-tattva there is no loss of power from one expansion to the next, any more than there is a loss of illumination as one candle kindles another. Thousands may be kindled by an original candle, and all will have the same candle power. In this way it is to be understood that although all the viṣṇu-tattvas, from Kṛṣṇa and Lord Caitanya to Rāma, Nṛsiṁha, Varāha and so on, appear with different features in different ages, all are equally invested with supreme potency.