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CC Madhya 20.319

Bengali

মন্বন্তরাবতার এবে শুন, সনাতন ।
অসংখ্য গণন তাঁর, শুনহ কারণ ॥ ৩১৯ ॥

Text

manvantarāvatāra ebe śuna, sanātana
asaṅkhya gaṇana tāṅra, śunaha kāraṇa

Synonyms

manu-antara-avatāra — the incarnations who appear during the reign of each Manu; ebe — now; śuna — hear; sanātana — O Sanātana Gosvāmī; asaṅkhya — unlimited; gaṇana — counting; tāṅra — of them; śunaha — just hear; kāraṇa — the cause.

Translation

“O Sanātana, now just hear about the incarnations who appear during the reign of each Manu [manvantara-avatāras]. They are unlimited, and no one can count them. Just hear of their source.