O wise Sūta, please narrate to us the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme Godhead’s multi-incarnations. Such auspicious adventures and pastimes of the Lord, the supreme controller, are performed by His internal powers.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
अथाख्याहि हरेर्धीमन्नवतारकथाः शुभाः । लीला विदधतः स्वैरमीश्वरस्यात्ममायया
athākhyāhi harerdhīmannavatārakathāḥ śubhāḥ | līlā vidadhataḥ svairamīśvarasyātmamāyayā
SB 1.1.18