# Cc. Ādi 1.67 > ব্রহ্মা, বিষ্ণু, শিব — তিন গুণাবতারে গণি । > শক্ত্যাবেশ — সনকাদি, পৃথু, ব্যাসমুনি ॥৬৭॥ ## Text > brahmā viṣṇu śiva—tina guṇāvatāre gaṇi > śakty-āveśa—sanakādi, pṛthu, vyāsa-muni ## Synonyms *brahmā*—Lord Brahmā; *viṣṇu*—Lord Viṣṇu; *śiva*—Lord Śiva; *tina*—three; *guṇa-avatāre*—among the incarnations controlling the three modes of material nature; *gaṇi*—I count; *śakti-āveśa*—empowered incarnations; *sanaka-ādi*—the four Kumāras; *pṛthu*—King Pṛthu; *vyāsa-muni*—Vyāsadeva. ## Translation **Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva are qualitative incarnations. Empowered incarnations are those like the Kumāras, King Pṛthu and Mahā-muni Vyāsa [the compiler of the Vedas].**