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palanartha svamsa visnu-rupe avatara
sattva-guna drasta, tate guna-maya-para
SYNONYMS
palana-artha—for maintenance; svamsa—personal plenary expansion; visnu-rupe—in the form of Lord Visnu; avatara—incarnation; sattva-guna—of the mode of goodness; drasta—director; tate—therefore; guna-maya-para—transcendental to the material modes of nature "For the maintenance of the universe, Lord Krsna descends as His personal plenary expansion in the form of Visnu.
He is the director of the mode of goodness; therefore He is transcendental to the material energy.