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.