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In the Srimad Bhagavatam, which is the mature
spiritual revelation of Vyasadeva, the author and
compiler of all the Vedic literatures, there is a list of
twenty-five scheduled incarnation of Lord Krishna in
the material world during one day of Brahma. It is
said, “All of the above-mentioned incarnations are
either plenary portions or portions of the plenary
portions of the Lord, but Lord Śrī Krishna is the
original Personality of Godhead. All of them appear
on planets whenever there is a disturbance created
by the atheists. The Lord incarnates to protect the
theists. (SB 1.3.28)

If Lord Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
then who are Lord Narayana and Lord Vishnu?

I have already given a short summary above that Lord
Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead from
whom all other expansions originate. He is present
in Goloka. In another area of the spiritual world
called Vaikuntha, Lord Narayana is present with
four arms. He is a plenary expansion of Lord Krishna
meaning He is a complete or absolute expansion
of the Lord. He is also worshipped as the Supreme
Personality of Godhead with awe and reverence and
incredible opulence. Then for the material creation
there are the Vishnu expansions which are exactly

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