CC MADHYA 20.245
avatāra haya kṛṣṇera ṣaḍ-vidha prakāra
puruṣāvatāra eka, līlāvatāra āra
SYNONYMS

avatāra—incarnations; haya—there are; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; ṣaṭ-vidha prakāra—six kinds; puruṣa-avatāra—incarnations of Viṣṇu; eka—one; līlā-avatāra—incarnations for the execution of pastimes; āra—also.

TRANSLATION

"There are six types of incarnations [avatāras] of Kṛṣṇa. One is the incarnations of Viṣṇu [puruṣa-avatāras], and another is the incarnations meant for the performance of pastimes [līlā-avatāras].