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CC Ādi 1.67

ব্রহ্মা, বিষ্ণু, শিব—তিন গুণাবতারে গণি ।
শক্ত্যাবেশ—সনকাদি, পৃথু, ব্যাসমুনি ॥ ৬৭ ॥
brahmā viṣṇu śiva — tina guṇāvatāre gaṇi
śakty-āveśa — sanakādi, pṛthu, vyāsa-muni

Synonyms

brahmāLord Brahmā; viṣṇuLord Viṣṇu; śivaLord Śiva; tinathree; guṇa-avatāreamong the incarnations controlling the three modes of material nature; gaṇiI count; śakti-āveśaempowered incarnations; sanaka-ādithe four Kumāras; pṛthuKing Pṛthu; vyāsa-muniVyāsadeva.

Translation

Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva are qualitative incarnations. Empowered incarnations are those like the Kumāras, King Pṛthu and Mahāmuni Vyāsa [the compiler of the Vedas].