3.27

santv avatara bahavah

pankaja-nabhasya sarvato-bhadrah

krsnad anyah ko va latasv

api prema-do bhavati

SYNONYMS

santu—let there be; avatarah—incarnations; bahavah—many; pankaja-nabhasya—of the Lord, from whose navel grows a lotus flower; sarvatah-bhadrah—completely auspicious; krsnat—than Lord Krsna; anyah—other; kah va—who possibly; latasu—on the surrendered souls; api—also; prema-dah—the bestower of love; bhavati—is " ’There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the Personality of Godhead, but who other than Lord Sri Krsna can bestow love of God upon the surrendered souls?’

PURPORT

This quotation from Bilvamangala Thakura is found in the Laghu-bhagavatamrta (1.5.37).