20.1

vande ’nantadbhutaisvaryam

sri-caitanya-mahaprabhum

nico ’pi yat-prasadat syad

bhakti-sastra-pravartakah

SYNONYMS

vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; ananta—unlimited; adbhuta—wonderful; aisvaryam—possessing opulences; sri-caitanya-mahaprabhum—unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nicah api—even a person in the lowest status of life; yat-prasadat—by whose mercy; syat—may become; bhakti-sastra—of the science of devotional service; pravartakah—an inaugurator.

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who has unlimited, wonderful opulences.

By His mercy, even a person born as the lowest of men can spread the science of devotional service.