Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c9.s3.7
Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c9.s3.7
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2. Tadekatma-rūpa, or hypostatic manifestation which is identical in essence and existence with the Svayam-rūpa, but seems different by its appearance (Ākṛti), attribute (Vaibhava), etc. This manifestation may be either (a) Vilāsa, which is of equal power with the Svayam-rūpa (prāyeṇātma-samam śaktyā), e.g. Nārāyaṇa who is a Vilāsa of the highest Vāsudeva (Later cult would regard Nityānanda as a Vilāsa in Gaurāṅga-līlā), and (b) Svāṃśa, which is inferior in power (nyūna-śakti), e.g. Saṃkarṣaṇa or the Matsya.