Below is clear evidence that Ramacandra appears once in a day of Brahma (once per kalpa).
Laghu-bhägavatämåta
Part One
Çré Kåñëämåta – The Nectar of Çré Kåñëa
Chapter Three
Lélävatära-nirüpaëa – The Lélä-avatäras
Text 96
kalpävatärä ity ete
kathitäù païca-viàçatiù
prati-kalpaà yataù präyaù
sakåt prädurbhavanty amé
kalpa-avatäraù-appearing in each kalpa; iti-thus; ete-they; kathitaù-are described; panca-vimsatiù-25; prati-kalpam-in each kalpa; yataù-because; prayaù-generally; sakrt-once; pradurbhavanti-appear; ami-they.
“These 25 avatäras are called kalpa-avatäras because for the most part they appear once in each kalpa.”
Explanation: Text 96 (above) states that the list of 25 lélä-avatäras identified in Chapter 3 are considered kalpa-avatäras because they incarnate only once during each kalpa, with the exception of Varaha who appears twice during each kalpa and Matsya who appears fourteen times during each kalpa.
Text 96 (above) states that the list of 25 lélä-avatäras identified in Chapter 3 are considered kalpa-avatäras because they typically incarnate only once during each kalpa, with the exception of Varaha who appeared twice in this kalpa, Matsya who appears fourteen times during each kalpa, Vamana who appeared thrice in this kalpa and Dhanvantari who appeared twice in this kalpa.
1.The Kumaras
2.Narada
3.Varaha
4.Matsya
5.Yajna
6.Nara-Narayana
7.Kapila
8.Dattatreya
9.Hayagriva
10.Hamsa
11.Prsnigarbha
12.Rsabha
13.Prthu
14.Nrsimha
15.Kurma
16.Dhanvantari
17.Mohini
18.Vamana
19.Parasurama
20.Ramacandra
21.Vyasa
22.Balarama
23.Krsna
24.Buddha
25.Kalki
Supportive of the above assertion of Rupa Goswami is the following reference from Padma Purana:
“The legend of Lord Rama are mentioned in one hundred different renditions. If there is any difference amongst the different narrations, it should be attributed to kalpa-bheda – Lord Rama performing his activities in different ways in different kalpas.”
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Below is Text 77 from the same section – i.e. Part 1, Chapter 3 of Laghu Bhagavatamrta – which states that Lord Rama appeared in 24th Treta Yuga of Vaivasvata Manu. We are currently in the 28th Kali Yuga during the reign of Vaivasvata Manvantara.
kauçalyäyäà daçarathän
nava-dürva dala-dyutiù
tretäyäm ävirabhavac
caturviàçe catur-yuge
bharatena sumiträyä
nandanäbhyäà ca saàyutaù
kausalyayam-in the womb of Kausalya-devi; dasarathat-from Dasaratha Maharaja; nava-fresh; durva-dala-durva grass; dyutiù-with the splendor; tretayam-during the Treta-yuga; avirabhavat-appeared; caturvimse-during the 24th; catuh-yuge-cycle of four yugas; bharatena-by Bharata; sumitrayaù-of Sumitra; nandanabhyam-by the two sons (Laksmana and Satrughna); ca-also; samyutaù-accompanied.
“Splendid as a new blade of dürva grass, and accompanied by Sumiträ’s two sons and by Bharata, He appeared in the Tretä-yuga of the 24th catur-yuga as the son of Kauçalyä and Daçaratha.”
The above verse in Laghu Bhagavatamrta is based on a verse in Vayu Purana 70.47-48. Matsya Purana 47.240,243-246 also gives the same information.
