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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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ऋषयो मनवो देवा मनुपुत्रा महौजसः कलाः सर्वे हरेरेव सप्रजापतयः स्मृताः
ṛṣayo manavo devā manu-putrā mahaujasaḥ kalāḥ sarve harer eva saprajāpatayaḥ smṛtāḥ
WORD BY WORD
ṛṣayaḥ all the sages; manavaḥ all the Manus; devāḥ all the demigods; manu-putrāḥ all the descendants of Manu; mahā-ojasaḥ very powerful; kalāḥ portion of the plenary portion; sarve all collectively; hareḥ of the Lord; eva certainly; sa-prajāpatayaḥ along with the Prajāpatis; smṛtāḥ are known;
TRANSLATION
| All the ṛṣis, Manus, demigods and descendants of Manu, who are especially powerful, are plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord. This also includes the Prajāpatis.
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PURPORT
| Those who are comparatively less powerful are called vibhūti, and those who are comparatively more powerful are called āveśa incarnations.
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