Canto 1, Chapter 3

Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnations

Verse 27 (SB 1.3.27)
SB 1.3.27 • मूल श्लोक

ऋषयो मनवो देवा मनुपुत्रा महौजस: । कला: सर्वे हरेरेव सप्रजापतय: स्मृता: ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

ṛṣayo manavo devā manu-putrā mahaujasaḥ kalāḥ sarve harer eva saprajāpatayaḥ smṛtāḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

ṛṣayaḥ — all the sages; manavaḥ — all the Manus; devāḥ — all the demigods; manu-putrāḥ — all the descendants of Manu; mahā-ojasaḥ — very powerful; kalāḥ — portion of the plenary portion; sarve — all collectively; hareḥ — of the Lord; eva — certainly; sa-prajāpatayaḥ — along with the Prajāpatis; smṛtāḥ — are known.

Translation

“All the ṛṣis, Manus, demigods and descendants of Manu, who are especially powerful, are plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord. This also includes the Prajāpatis.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
Those who are comparatively less powerful are called vibhūti, and those who are comparatively more powerful are called āveśa incarnations.