एतद् वां दर्शितं रूपं प्राग्जन्मस्मरणाय मे । नान्यथा मद्भवं ज्ञानं मर्त्यलिङ्गेन जायते ॥ ४४ ॥
etad vāṁ darśitaṁ rūpaṁ prāg-janma-smaraṇāya me nānyathā mad-bhavaṁ jñānaṁ martya-liṅgena jāyate
- etat
- this form of Viṣṇu
- vām
- unto both of you
- darśitam
- has been shown
- rūpam
- My form as the Supreme Personality of Godhead with four hands
- prāk-janma
- of My previous appearances
- smaraṇāya
- just to remind you
- me
- My
- na
- not
- anyathā
- otherwise
- mat-bhavam
- Viṣṇu’s appearance
- jñānam
- this transcendental knowledge
- martya-liṅgena
- by taking birth like a human child
- jāyate
- does arise
I have shown you this form of Viṣṇu just to remind you of My previous births. Otherwise, if I appeared like an ordinary human child, you would not believe that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, has indeed appeared.