2.114
keho kahe, krsna ksiroda-sayi avatara
asambhava nahe, satya vacana sabara
SYNONYMS
keho—someone; kahe—says; krsna—Lord Krsna; ksiroda-sayi—Ksirodakasayi Visnu; avatara—incarnation; asambhava—impossible; nahe—is not; satya—true; vacana—speeches; sabara—of all.
Some say that Krsna is the incarnation of Ksirodakasayi Visnu.
None of these statements is impossible; each is as correct as the others.
PURPORT
The Laghu-bhagavatamrta (5.383) states:
ata eva puranadau
kecin nara-sakhatmatam
mahendranujatam kecit
kecit ksirabdhi-sayitam
sahasra-sirsatam kecit
kecid vaikuntha-nathatam
bruyuh krsnasya munayas
tat-tad-vrtty-anugaminah “According to the intimate relationships between Sri Krsna (the primeval Lord) and His devotees, the Puranas describe Him by various names.
Sometimes He is called Narayana; sometimes Upendra (Vamana), the younger brother of Indra, King of heaven; and sometimes Ksirodakasayi Visnu.