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The Glories of Lord Nityananda Balarama

Cc Ādi 5.41
Text
vāsudeva-saṅkarṣaṇa-pradyumnāniruddha
'dvitīya catur-vyūha' ei--turīya, viśuddha
Synonyms

vāsudeva-the expansion named Vāsudeva; saṅkarṣaṇa-the expansion named Saṅkarṣaṇa; pradyumna-the expansion named Pradyumna; aniruddha-the expansion named Aniruddha; dvitīya catuḥ-vyūha-the second quadruple expansion; ei-this; turīya-transcendental; viśuddha-free from all material contamination.

Translation

Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha constitute this second quadruple. They are purely transcendental.

Purport

Saṅkarṣaṇa is the origin of Kāraṇa Viṣṇu, who is the original form who creates the universes, and that Saṅkarṣaṇa is but a plenary expansion of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma.