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What Bhagavata Purana text mentions apropos this question? Is Bhagavan Krishna the source of all incarnations or Bhagavan Vishnu as traditionally believed?

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एतौ भगवतः साक्षात् हरेर्नारायणस्य हि ।  अवतीर्णाविहांशेन वसुदेवस्य वेश्मनि ॥ Bhagavatam 10.43.23 ॥

Meaning: These two brothers are Avataras of rays of the almighty Hari whose Abode is cosmic waters, descended on the earth in the home of Vasudeva.

अप्यद्य विष्णोर्मनुजत्वमीयुषो  भारावताराय भुवो निजेच्छया ।Bhagavatam 10.38.10

Meaning: ..Lord Viṣṇu, the Abode of beauty and excellence, who by His own will has incarnated as a human being (Krishna) for lightening the burden of the earth.

प्रधानपुरुषावाद्यौ जगद्धेतू जगत्पती ।  अवतीर्णौ जगत्यर्थे स्वांशेन बलकेशवौ ॥ ३२ ॥ 

Meaning: They (Purusha and Prakriti) had descended on the earth in their Amshas as Balarama and Krishna for the good of the world.

Bhagavata Purana 10.43.23

Bhagavata Purana 10.38.10

Bhagavata Purana 10.38.32

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  • Is the last verse from the Vishnu Purana? –  Nov 12 '17 at 19:22
  • @SuryaKantaBoseChowdhury No, it's from the same chapter - 38th chapter of 10th canto –  Nov 12 '17 at 19:23
  • @TheDestroyer Why my answer is put on hold? –  Nov 12 '17 at 19:52
  • It is an opinion-based question. See this for details: https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask –  Nov 12 '17 at 19:55
  • @SuryaKantaBoseChowdhury It's perspective as most of things are. I've given the sources. And I can accept different opinions to my question. I thought that's how this works. –  Nov 12 '17 at 20:00
  • @SuryaKantaBoseChowdhury And then why another question was not put on hold https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/q/20688/6990 –  Nov 12 '17 at 20:02
  • Ask @KeshavSrinivasan. Since, he closed your question. –  Nov 12 '17 at 20:04
  • @SuryaKantaBoseChowdhury He claims that answers to this questions will tend to be based on references, which I believe, is not correct.Ive given the proper references. I need to speak to other moderator. –  Nov 12 '17 at 20:07
  • Ask him on chat. –  Nov 12 '17 at 20:09
  • @SuryaKantaBoseChowdhury how to do that? Who to ask? –  Nov 12 '17 at 20:20
  • In the chatrooms. Vedanta & Philosophy or Hinduism rooms. –  Nov 12 '17 at 20:31
  • What about 1.9.10, 1.9.20, 2.5.12 ? –  Nov 12 '17 at 23:23