vande gurūn īśa-bhaktān

īśam īśāvatārakān
tat-prakāśāṁś ca tac-chaktīḥ
kṛṣṇa-caitanya-saṁjñakam

SYNONYMS:

vande — I offer respectful obeisances; gurūn — unto the spiritual masters; īśa-bhaktān — unto the
devotees of the Supreme Lord; īśam — unto the Supreme Lord; īśa-avatārakān — unto the
incarnations of the Supreme Lord; tat— of the Supreme Lord; prakāśān — unto the
manifestations; ca — and; tat — of the Supreme Lord; śaktīḥ — unto the potencies; kṛṣṇa-
caitanya — Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya; saṁjñakam — named.

TRANSLATION:

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual masters, the devotees of the Lord, the Lord’s
incarnations, His plenary portions, His energies and the primeval Lord Himself, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya.