Caitanya-caritamrta: Adi-lila

7.3

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; kaila—I have done; namaskara—obeisances; guru-tattva—the truth in understanding the spiritual master; kahiyachi—I have already described; ebe—now; pancera—of the five; vicara—consideration.

In the beginning I have discussed the truth about the spiritual master.

Now I shall try to explain the Panca-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 isa-bhaktan isam isavatarakan.

In 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, isa-tattva (the Supreme Lord), His expansion tattva, His incarnation tattva, His energy tattva and His devotee tattva.