CC Adi 1.67
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
TEXT 67
brahmā viṣṇu śiva—tina guṇāvatāre gaṇi
śakty-āveśa—sanakādi, pṛthu, vyāsa-muni
SYNONYMS
brahmā—Lord Brahmā; viṣṇu—Lord Viṣṇu; śiva—Lord Śiva; tina—three; guṇa-avatāre—among the incarnations controlling the three modes of material nature; gaṇi—I count; śakti-āveśa—empowered incarnations; sanaka-ādi—the four Kumāras; pṛthu—King Pṛthu; vyāsa-muni—Vyāsadeva.
TRANSLATION
Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva are qualitative incarnations. Empowered incarnations are those like the Kumāras, King Pṛthu and Mahā-muni Vyāsa [the compiler of the Vedas].
