Category:GodOtherŚrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
"“The form of the Lord that descends into the material world to create is called an avatāra, or incarnation."
"“All the expansions of Lord Kṛṣṇa are actually residents of the spiritual world. But when they descend into the material world, they are called incarnations [avatāras]."
Śrī caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 20.263 & 264