Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 34
The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva
Yamala-Arjuna Līlā Prelude and Culmination
यस्यावतारा ज्ञायन्ते शरीरेष्वशरीरिण: । तैस्तैरतुल्यातिशयैर्वीर्यैर्देहिष्वसङ्गतै: ॥ ३४ ॥ स भवान्सर्वलोकस्य भवाय विभवाय च । अवतीर्णोंऽशभागेन साम्प्रतं पतिराशिषाम् ॥ ३५ ॥
yasyāvatārā jñāyante śarīreṣv aśarīriṇaḥ tais tair atulyātiśayair vīryair dehiṣv asaṅgataiḥ
纵使你的化身显现为鱼、龟、野猪等形体，你仍超越物质之身；人们凭你那无比、奇绝、凡类不能为的神力与行持而识你。正是你，为利益一切世界、扩展圣威，如今以分身之力降临，作诸福之主。
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (4.7-8):
FAQs
This verse says the Lord’s descents are known by their incomparable, extraordinary divine powers, which remain unattached even while appearing in embodied forms.
They praise Him as the Supreme beyond material embodiment, who can still manifest within the world through avatāras without becoming materially bound.
It encourages discernment: judge spiritual authenticity by transformative, selfless, unattached qualities—not by external display or mere claims.