Chaitanya, The Golden Avatar
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Whoever dares to take himself for God or who lets it be believed, and who is not able to manifest this gigantic universal form, nor does not wear the signs mentioned above, is only an impostor. It is important to understand and distinguish the main and marginal characteristics of the Avatar. No one can claim to be divine incarnation without possessing both, which no intelligent being will fail to study before considering anyone to be an Avatar. When Sanatane Gosvami sought to confirm that Chaitanya's personal characteristics were those of the Avatar for this age, the Lord indirectly admitted that this was the case by simply saying: Let’s move on; Let us continue with the description of the inverted Avatars of powers.

The Lord clarified that one cannot estimate the number of Avatars invested with powers either, although it is possible to cite a few examples. There are two varieties of incarnations said to be empowered: when the Lord Himself appears, it is designated by the name of personal manifestation, or Avatar invested with full power, while when He invests a being with powers alive to represent it, it is an indirect incarnation.

The four Kumaras, Narada, Prithu and Parasurama belong to this second category of Avatars, who are in reality individual beings distinct from God endowed with powers by the Supreme Being. Sesa and Ananta can be cited as examples of direct incarnations of the Lord. When a distinct being is invested with a particular attribute of the Lord, he is called Avesa-Avatar. The Kumaras thus embody the knowledge of the Supreme Lord, and Narada, his devotional service, just like Lord Chaitanya, who is however considered to be the full embodiment of devotion. In Brahma was invested the power to create, and Ananta that to support all the planets. Avatar Sesa is empowered to serve the Supreme Lord, and King Prithu was given the power to maintain living beings. Parasurama was likewise endowed with the power to decimate the unhealthy elements. When a being seems endowed with unusual beauty or power, we must conclude that he has received exceptional favor from the Sovereign Lord.

Krishna still has the appearance of a young man of sixteen. When He desires to descend into our galaxy, He first makes His father and mother appear, who are His devotees, and then He manifests as an Avatar or comes Himself in person. All of its activities, starting with the killing of the evil Putana, unfold in countless galaxies, endlessly. Truly, every moment, every second, its various manifestations and entertainments are being revealed in different galaxies. Thus his activities and entertainment are comparable to the waves of the Ganges, which follow one another without end, because the incarnations of Krishna in different galaxies know no interruption, manifesting from childhood many entertainments which culminate in the rasa dance. The rasa dance, the highest of all Krishna's entertainments, which He manifested on earth 5,000 years ago. He then danced in the forest of Vrindavana with Radharani and all the other gopis, the young girls of Vrindavana, his companions and pure devotees, simultaneously making himself the rider of each of them.

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