Adi-lila, Chapter 7 3

TEXT 3

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purve gurv-adi chaya tattve kaila namaskara
guru-tattva kahiyachi, ebe pancera vicara

SYNONYMS

purve—in the beginning; guru-adi—the spiritual master and others; chaya—six;
tattve—in the subjects of; kai/a—\| have done; namaskara—obeisances; guru-tattva—
the truth in understanding the spiritual master; Rahiyachi—| have already described;
ebe—now; paricera—of the five; vicara—consideration.

TRANSLATION

In the beginning | have discussed the truth about the spiritual master. Now | shall
try to explain the Pafica-tattva.

PURPORT

In the First Chapter of Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, the author, Srila Krsnadasa
Kaviraja Gosvami, has described the initiator spiritual master and the instructor
spiritual master in the verse beginning with the words vande gurun Tsa-bhaktan sam
isavatarakan. \n that verse there are six transcendental subject matters, of which the
truth regarding the spiritual master has already been described. Now the author will
describe the other five tattvas (truths), namely, Sa-tattva (the Supreme Lord), His
expansion tattva, His incarnation tattva, His energy tattva and His devotee tattva.

TEXT 4

AKTY MASI COSLCATA FAC |
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panca-tattva avatirna caitanyera sange
pafca-tattva lana karena sankirtana range

SYNONYMS

pafica-tattva—these five tattvas; avatirna—advented; caitanyera—with Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; safge—in company with; pafica-tattva—the same five subjects; lana—
taking with Himself; karena—He does; sankirtana—the sankirtana movement; range—
in great pleasure.
TRANSLATION

These five tattvas incarnate with Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and thus the Lord
executes His sankirtana movement with great pleasure.
