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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.27
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 27
- ṛṣayo manavo devā
- manu-putrā mahaujasaḥ
- kalāḥ sarve harer eva
- saprajāpatayaḥ smṛtāḥ
ṛṣayaḥall the sages — all the sages; manavaḥall the Manus — all the Manus; devāḥall the demigods — all the demigods; manuall the descendants of Manu-putrāḥall the descendants of Manu — all the descendants of Manu; mahāvery powerful-ojasaḥvery powerful — very powerful; kalāḥportion of the plenary portion — portion of the plenary portion; sarveall collectively — all collectively; hareḥof the Lord — of the Lord; evacertainly — certainly; saalong with the Prajāpatis-prajāpatayaḥalong with the Prajāpatis — along with the Prajāpatis; smṛtāḥare known — are known.
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.
Those who are comparatively less powerful are called vibhūti, and those who are comparatively more powerful are called āveśa incarnations.