# Cc. Ādi 1.65-66 > ঈশ্বরের অবতার এ-তিন প্রকার । > অংশ-অবতার, আর গুণ-অবতার ॥৬৫॥ > শক্ত্যাবেশ-অবতার — তৃতীয় এমত । > অংশ-অবতার — পুরুষ-মৎস্যাদিক যত ॥৬৬॥ ## Text > īśvarera avatāra e-tina prakāra > aṁśa-avatāra, āra guṇa-avatāra > > śaktyāveśa-avatāra—tṛtīya e-mata > aṁśa-avatāra—puruṣa-matsyādika yata ## Synonyms *īśvarera*—of the Supreme Lord; *avatāra*—incarnations; *e-tina*—these three; *prakāra*—kinds; *aṁśa-avatāra*—partial incarnations; *āra*—and; *guṇa-avatāra*—qualitative incarnations; *śakti-āveśa-avatāra*—empowered incarnations; *tṛtīya*—the third; *e-mata*—thus; *aṁśa-avatāra*—partial incarnations; *puruṣa*—the three *puruṣa* incarnations; *matsya*—the fish incarnation; *ādika*—and so on; *yata*—all. ## Translation **There are three categories of incarnations of Godhead: partial incarnations, qualitative incarnations and empowered incarnations. The puruṣas and Matsya are examples of partial incarnations.**