# Cc. Ādi 5.78 ## Text > yadyapi kahiye tāṅre kṛṣṇera 'kalā' kari > matsya-kūrmādy-avatārera tiṅho avatārī ## Synonyms *yadyapi*—although; *kahiye*—I say; *tāṅre*—to Him; *kṛṣṇera*—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; *kalā*—part of the part; *kari*—making; *matsya*—the fish incarnation; *kūrma*-*ādi*—the tortoise incarnation and others; *avatārera*—of all these incarnations; *tiṅho*—He; *avatārī*—the original source. ## Translation **Although Kṣīrodaśāyī Viṣṇu is called a kalā of Lord Kṛṣṇa, He is the source of Matsya, Kūrma and the other incarnations.**