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tanra eka svarupa--sri-maha-sankarsana

tanra amsa ’purusa’ haya kalate ganana

SYNONYMS

tanra—His; eka—one; svarupa—manifestation; sri-maha-sankarsana—the great Lord Maha-sankarsana; tanra—His; amsa—part; purusa—the Maha-Visnu incarnation; haya—is; kalate ganana—counted as a kala.

Balarama’s own expansion is called Maha-Sankarsana, and His fragment, the purusa, is counted as a kala, or a part of a plenary portion.