# Cc. Madhya 20.264 ## Text > māyātīta paravyome sabāra avasthāna > viśve avatari' dhare 'avatāra' nāma ## Synonyms *māyā*-*atīta*—beyond the material nature; *para*-*vyome*—in the spiritual sky; *sabāra*—all of them; *avasthāna*—residence; *viśve*—within the material universe; *avatari'*—coming down; *dhare*—take; *avatāra* *nāma*—the name avatāra. ## Translation **"All the expansions of Lord Kṛṣṇa are actually residents of the spiritual world. However, when they descend into the material world, they are called incarnations [avatāras].**