# Cc. Madhya 20.294 ## 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].**