Please explain about primary, secondary and tertiary incarnations.

[A question by Shri G. Lakshman]

Swami Replied:- God Datta is the primary incarnation of Parabrahman (unimaginable God), since Parabrahman entered Datta directly. God Datta merged in an energetic being called Vishnu and the resultant God Vishnu is a secondary incarnation with respect to the Parabrahman. God Vishnu merged with Krishna and the resulting God Krishna is a tertiary incarnation with respect to Parabrahman. Similarly, God Datta is the primary incarnation, God Shiva is a secondary incarnation, God Subrahmanya is a tertiary incarnation and Ramana Maharshi is a quaternary incarnation. In all these incarnations, Parabrahman exists and does the whole divine program. Any incarnation is primary or secondary or tertiary or quaternary with reference to Parabrahman only. Parabrahman is the diamond wrapped by all these covers. If Parabrahman is wrapped by one cover, it is primary. If Parabrahman is wrapped by two covers, it is secondary. If Parabrahman is wrapped by three covers, it is tertiary. If Parabrahman is wrapped by four covers, it is quaternary. All incarnations possess Parabrahman with His full unimaginable power and hence, there is no difference between any two incarnations. The difference comes only in the exhibited power, and the quality and quantity of the exhibited power purely depends on the required program of a specific incarnation. Hence all the incarnations are of Parabrahman only. Since God Datta is the direct incarnation of Parabrahman, from whom Parabrahman never quits, God Datta is treated as the Parabrahman directly. God Datta is the direct incarnation of Parabrahman and all other incarnations are the incarnations of God Datta only, whether they are direct or indirect or energetic or human.