5.155
ramadi-murtisu kala-niyamena tisthan
nanavataram akarod bhuvanesu kintu
krsnah svayam samabhavat paramah puman yo
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
SYNONYMS
rama-adi—the incarnation of Lord Rama, etc.; murtisu—in different forms; kala-niyamena—by the order of plenary portions; tisthan—existing; nana—various; avataram—incarnations; akarot—executed; bhuvanesu—within the worlds; kintu—but; krsnah—Lord Krsna; svayam—personally; samabhavat—appeared; paramah—the supreme; puman—person; yah—who; govindam—unto Lord Govinda; adi-purusam—the original person; tam—unto Him; aham—I; bhajami—offer obeisances “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who by His various plenary portions appeared in the world in different forms and incarnations such as Lord Rama, but who personally appears in His supreme original form as Lord Krsna.”
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Brahma-samhita (5.39).