# Cc. Madhya 20.291 > ব্রহ্মা, বিষ্ণু, শিব — তাঁর গুণ-অবতার । > সৃষ্টি-স্থিতি-প্রলয়ের তিনের অধিকার ॥২৯১॥ ## Text > brahmā, viṣṇu, śiva—tāṅra guṇa-avatāra > sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera tinera adhikāra ## Synonyms *brahmā*—Lord Brahmā; *viṣṇu*—Lord Viṣṇu; *śiva*—Lord Śiva; *tāṅra*—of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu; *guṇa-avatāra*—incarnations of the material qualities; *sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera*—of the three functions, namely creation, maintenance and dissolution; *tinera adhikāra*—there is control by the three deities (Lord Brahmā, Lord Viṣṇu and Lord Śiva). ## Translation **"Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva are His three incarnations of the material qualities. Creation, maintenance and destruction respectively are under the charge of these three personalities.**