# Cc. Madhya 20.294
> তৃতীয়-পুরুষ বিষ্ণু — ‘গুণ-অবতার’ ।
> দুই অবতার-ভিতর গণনা তাঁহার ॥২৯৪॥
## Text
> tṛtīya-puruṣa viṣṇu—'guṇa-avatāra'
> dui avatāra-bhitara gaṇanā tāṅhāra
## Synonyms
*tṛtīya-puruṣa*—the third Personality; *viṣṇu*—Lord Viṣṇu; *guṇa-avatāra*—the incarnation of the material quality of goodness; *dui avatāra-bhitara*—within the two incarnations; *gaṇanā-tāṅhāra*—He is designated.
## Translation
**"The third expansion of Viṣṇu is the Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, who is the incarnation of the quality of goodness. He is to be counted within the two types of incarnations [puruṣa-avatāras and guṇa-avatāras].**