বন্দে গুরূনীশভক্তানীশমীশাবতারকান্ ।
তৎপ্রকাশাংশ্চ তচ্ছক্তীঃ কৃষ্ণচৈতন্যসংজ্ঞকম্ ॥ ১ ॥
tat-prakasams ca tac-chaktih
vande-I offer respectful obeisances; gurun-unto the spiritual masters; isa-bhaktan-unto the devotees of the Supreme Lord; isam-unto the Supreme Lord; isa-avatarakan-unto the incarnations of the Supreme Lord; tat-of the Supreme Lord; prakasan-unto the manifestations; ca-and; tat-of the Supreme Lord; saktih-unto the potencies; krsna-caitanya-Sri Krsna Caitanya; samjnakam-named.
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, Sri Krsna Caitanya.