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Lord Caitanya in Five Features

Cc Ādi 7.17-21
Text
gadādhara-paṇḍitādi prabhura 'śakti'-avatāra
'antaraṅga-bhakta' kari' gaṇana yāṅhāra
Synonyms

gadādhara-of the name Gadādhara; paṇḍita-of the learned scholar; ādi-headed by; prabhura-of the Lord; śakti-potency; avatāra-incarnation; antaraṅga-very confidential; bhakta-devotee; kari'-accepting; gaṇana-counting; yāṅhāra-of whom.

Translation

The devotees headed by Gadādhara Paṇḍita are to be considered incarnations of the internal potency of the Lord. They are confidential devotees engaged in the service of the Lord.

Purport

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu enjoys His pastimes with His immediate expansion Nityānanda Prabhu. His pure devotees and His three puruṣa incarnations, namely, Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, always accompany the Supreme Lord to propound the saṅkīrtana movement.