CC Madhya 20.379
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 20, Text 379
আদৌ প্রকট করায় মাতা-পিতা-ভক্তগণে ।
পাছে প্রকট হয় জন্মাদিক-লীলাক্রমে ॥ ৩৭৯ ॥
পাছে প্রকট হয় জন্মাদিক-লীলাক্রমে ॥ ৩৭৯ ॥
ādau prakaṭa karāya mātā-pitā — bhakta-gaṇe
pāche prakaṭa haya janmādika-līlā-krame
pāche prakaṭa haya janmādika-līlā-krame
Word by word
ādau — first; prakaṭa — manifest; karāya — He makes; mātā-pitā — His mother and father; bhakta-gaṇe — similar devotees; pāche — after that; prakaṭa haya — are manifested; janma-ādika-līlā-krame — such pastimes as birth, in order.
Translation
“Before His personal appearance, the Lord causes some of His devotees to appear as His mother, father and intimate associates. He then appears later as if He were taking birth and growing from a baby to a child and gradually into a youth.”