Verse 3.1.269

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.1.269:

তোমরা সে জন্ম-জন্ম সংহতি আমার তোমা’-সবা’ লাগি’ মোর সর্ব অবতার ॥ ২৬৯ ॥

तोमरा से जन्म-जन्म संहति आमार तोमा’-सबा’ लागि’ मोर सर्व अवतार ॥ २६९ ॥

tomarā se janma-janma saṃhati āmāra tomā’-sabā’ lāgi’ mora sarva avatāra || 269 ||

tomara se janma-janma samhati amara toma’-saba’ lagi’ mora sarva avatara (269)

English translation:

(269) “All of You associate with Me birth after birth. I incarnate in this world for your sake.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (3.9.11) it is stated:

tvaṃ bhakti-yoga-paribhāvita-hṛt-saroja āsse śrutekṣita-patho nanu nātha puṃsām

yad-yad-dhiyā ta urugāya vibhāvayanti tat-tad-vapuḥ praṇayase sad-anugrahāya

“O my Lord, Your devotees can see You through the ears by the process of bona fide hearing, and thus their hearts become cleansed, and You take Your seat there. You are so merciful to Your devotees that You manifest Yourself in the particular eternal form of transcendence in which they always think of You.” In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (10.59.25) goddess Bhūmi says:

namas te deva-deveśa śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dhara bhaktecchopātta-rūpāya paramātman namo ‘stu te

“Obeisances unto You, O Lord of the chief demigods, O holder of the conchshell, disc, and club. O Supreme Soul within the heart, You assume Your various forms to fulfill Your devotees’ desires. Obeisances unto

You.” One should also see Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter Twenty-seven, verse 11.