What is the reason for this partial incarnations to appear?

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Dear Vidvan Gauranga Prabhu,

Please accept my most humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

> So Satyabhama's "previous incarnation" can be understood as Her "partial

> incarnation" just as Drona and Dhara are "partial incarnations of Nanda

> and Yasoda."

> What do you think?

 

Thank you for the fantastic quotes from the Krsna Sandarbha. I had guessed

the answer from another mention about Uddhava in the verse SB 3.4.11

 

"O Vasu, I know from within your mind what you desired in the days of yore

when the Vasus and other demigods responsible for expanding the universal

affairs performed sacrifices. You particularly desired to achieve My

association. This is very difficult to obtain for others, but I award it

unto you."

 

PURPORT

 

....At that time an expansion of Uddhava, acting as one of the Vasus, desired

to become an associate of the Lord.

 

In this case also the Lord speaks to Uddhava in the same way as he spoke to

Satyabhama in the Padma Purana. But the quotes from the Krsna Sandarbha give

the definite evidence in this regard.

 

But now the next question is if Gunavati was a partial expansion of

Satyabhama or Drona & Dhara of Nanda & Yasoda and one of the Vasus of

Uddhava, what is the reason these partial incarnations appear at a time when

the Lord is not present and they have to apparently elevate themselves by

sadhana bhakti or so on? Like Adi Sankaracharya is the partial incarnation

of Lord Siva and appeared for a particular purpose of preaching concealed

Buddhism.

 

Your servant,

Nayana-ranjana dasa