Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 4.9

kintu krsnera yei haya avatara-kala

bhara-harana-kala tate ha-ila misala

SYNONYMS

kintu -- but; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; yei -- that which; haya -- is; avatara -- of incarnation; kala -- the time; bhara-harana -- of taking away the burden; kala -- the time; tate -- in that; ha-ila -- there was; misala -- mixture.

TRANSLATION

But the time to lift the burden of the world mixed with the time for Lord Krsna's incarnation.

PURPORT

We have information from the Bhagavad-gita that the Lord appears at particular intervals to adjust a time-worn spiritual culture. Lord Sri Krsna appeared at the end of Dvapara-yuga to regenerate the spiritual culture of human society and also to manifest His transcendental pastimes. Visnu is the authorized Lord who maintains the created cosmos, and He is also the principal Deity who makes adjustments when there is improper administration in the cosmic creation. But Sri Krsna, being the primeval Lord, appears not in order to make such administrative adjustments but only to exhibit His transcendental pastimes and thus attract the fallen souls back home, back to Godhead.

However, the time for administrative rectification and the time for Lord Sri Krsna's appearance coincided at the end of the last Dvapara-yuga. Therefore when Sri Krsna appeared, Visnu, the Lord of maintenance, merged with Him because all the plenary portions and parts of the absolute Personality of Godhead merge with Him during His appearance.

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