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CC Ādi 3.99

Bengali

আপনি শ্রীকৃষ্ণ যদি করেন অবতার ।
আপনে আচরি’ ভক্তি করেন প্রচার ॥ ৯৯ ॥

Text

āpani śrī-kṛṣṇa yadi karena avatāra
āpane ācari’ bhakti karena pracāra

Synonyms

āpani — Himself; śrī-kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; yadi — if; karena — He makes; avatāra — incarnation; āpane — Himself; ācari’ — practicing; bhakti — devotional service; karena — does; pracāra — propagation.

Translation

[Advaita Ācārya thought:] “If Śrī Kṛṣṇa were to appear as an incarnation, He Himself could preach devotion by His personal example.