of God for the physical world. A special form of God who incarnates in blood is called an incarnation. Such incarnations are situated in the spiritual world, that is, in the realm of God. When they incarnate into physical manifestation, they are called incarnations.
There are various types of incarnations such as Purusha Avatars, Guna Avatars, Lila Avatars, Shaktyavesha Avatars, Manvantara Avatars, Yuga Avatars. All these are manifested throughout the universe according to time. But Lord Krishna is the original God who is the source of all incarnations. Lord Krishna incarnates with the specific intention of removing all the worries of the pure devotees who are anxious to see Him in the original Vrindavan Leelas. Therefore, the main purpose of the incarnation of Lord Krishna is to satisfy the pure devotees.
The Lord says that He will appear in every age. This indicates that He will appear in Kali Yuga as well. As stated in the Srimad Bhagavatam, the incarnation in Kali Yuga is Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He spread Krishna worship through the sankirtan movement (collective chanting of the Lord’s name) and spread Krishna consciousness throughout India. He prophesied that this sankirtan movement would spread throughout the world, in all cities and villages. It is said in the Upanishads, Mahabharata, and Bhagavatam that Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna, in the secret passages of the scriptures like the Upanishads, Mahabharata, and Bhagavatam, but not directly. Devotees of Krishna are very much attracted to the sankirtan movement of Lord Chaitanya. This incarnation of God, instead of killing the wicked, uplifts them with His decisive compassion.
The karma of birth is divine, and the body is reborn, and the nature of rebirth is the same, O Sokarjuna.
Janma – birth; karma – action; cha – also; me – my divine is divine; evam – in this way; yah – whoever; vetti – knows; tattvatah – truly; tyaktva – leaving; deham – this body; puṇa – again; janma – birth; na yeti – does not obtain; mam – me; yeti – obtains; sah – he; arjuna – O Arjuna.
O Arjuna! He who knows the divine nature of my birth and karmas, after leaving the body, will not be reborn in this material world again, but will attain my eternal abode.
Purport: The Lord’s descent from the divine realm has already been explained in the 6th Lament. One who can understand the truth about the Lord’s birth is already liberated from material bondage. Therefore, as soon as he leaves his present material body, he immediately goes to the kingdom of God. Such liberation from material bondage is not at all easy for a living entity. The immaterialists and yogis, after much effort, attain liberation only after six or seven births. However, the liberation they attain, that is, merging in the immaterial Brahman effulgence of the Lord, is only partial. There is a danger of returning to this material world. But a devotee, by simply understanding the divine nature of the Lord’s body and the Kalapala, attains the realm of God after the cessation of this body, but is not exposed to the danger of returning to this material world. The Brahma Samhita (5.33) states that the Lord has many forms and incarnations: “Advaitamachyutamanadi manantarupam” Although there are many divine forms of the Lord, they are all equal, the same Lord. Although this may not be understood by worldly scholars and wise men, man should know this truth with full conviction. In the Vedas (Purushabodhini Upanishad) it is said: Eko devo nityalileelanurakto bhaktavyapi hridyantaratma ॥
The one God is eternally present in many divine forms in association with His pure devotees. This Vedic statement is confirmed by the Lord Himself in this verse of the Gita. One who accepts this truth on the strength of the Vedic precepts, the precepts of the Lord, and does not waste time in philosophical speculations, attains the supreme and perfect state of liberation. By accepting this truth with faith and without doubt, one attains liberation. The Vedic statement “tattvamasi” is actually applicable in this context. One who understands Krishna as the Supreme Being or who says to the Lord, “You are the Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Being,” immediately attains liberation. Consequently, he is certain to enter the divine association of the Lord. In other words, such a devoted devotee attains perfection. This is confirmed by the following Vedic verse:
The path of knowledge is the path of death.
“Only by knowing God, that is, God, can man