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avatara haya krsnera sad-vidha prakara

purusavatara eka, lilavatara ara

SYNONYMS

avatara—incarnations; haya—there are; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; sat-vidha prakara—six kinds; purusa-avatara—incarnations of Visnu; eka—one; lila-avatara—incarnations for the execution of pastimes; ara—also "There are six types of incarnations (avataras) of Krsna.

One is the incarnations of Visnu (purusa-avataras), and another is the incarnations meant for the performance of pastimes (lila-avataras).