### CC Adi 17.298

> অদ্বৈত-আচার্য-গোসাঞি ভক্ত-অবতার ।\
> কৃষ্ণ অবতারিয়া কৈলা ভক্তির প্রচার ॥২৯৮॥

> advaita-ācārya-gosāñi bhakta-avatāra\
> kṛṣṇa avatāriyā kailā bhaktira pracāra

*advaita-ācārya*—Śrī Advaita Prabhu; *gosāñi*—spiritual master; *bhakta-avatāra*—the incarnation of a devotee; *kṛṣṇa*—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *avatāriyā*—descending; *kailā*—did; *bhaktira*—of devotional service; *pracāra*—propagation.

**Śrīla Advaita Ācārya Prabhu appeared as an incarnation of a devotee. He is in the category of Kṛṣṇa, but He descended to this earth to propagate devotional service.**