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CC Ādi 5.78

যদ্যপি কহিয়ে তাঁরে কৃষ্ণের ‘কলা’ করি ।
মৎস্য–কূর্মাদ্যবতারের তিঁহো অবতারী ॥ ৭৮ ॥
yadyapi kahiye tāṅre kṛṣṇera ‘kalā’ kari
matsya-kūrmādy-avatārera tiṅho avatārī

Synonyms

yadyapialthough; kahiyeI say; tāṅreto Him; kṛṣṇeraof Lord Kṛṣṇa; kalāpart of the part; karimaking; matsyathe fish incarnation; kūrma-ādithe tortoise incarnation and others; avatāreraof all these incarnations; tiṅhoHe; avatārīthe original source.

Translation

Although Kāraṇodaśāyī Viṣṇu is called a kalā of Lord Kṛṣṇa, He is the source of Matsya, Kūrma and the other incarnations.