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CC Madhya 20.242

চত্বারো বাসুদেবাদ্যা নারায়ণনৃসিংহকৌ ।
হয়গ্রীবো মহাক্রোড়ো ব্রহ্মা চেতি নবোদিতাঃ ॥ ২৪২ ॥
catvāro vāsudevādyā
nārāyaṇa-nṛsiṁhakau
hayagrīvo mahākroḍo
brahmā ceti navoditāḥ

Synonyms

catvāraḥfour principal protectors; vāsudeva-ādyāḥVāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha; nārāyaṇaincluding Lord Nārāyaṇa; nṛsiṁhakauas well as Lord Nṛsiṁha; hayagrīvaḥLord Hayagrīva; mahākroḍaḥLord Varāha; brahmāLord Brahmā; caalso; itithus; nava-uditāḥnine personalities.

Translation

“ ‘The nine personalities mentioned are Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Nārāyaṇa, Nṛsiṁha, Hayagrīva, Varāha and Brahmā.’

Purport

This verse is found in the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.451). The Brahmā mentioned herein is not a living entity. Sometimes, when there is a scarcity of living entities to take charge of Brahmā’s post, Mahā-Viṣṇu expands Himself as Lord Brahmā. This Brahmā is not considered to be a living entity; He is an expansion of Viṣṇu.