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vande sri-krsna-caitanya-

devam tam karunarnavam

kalav apy ati-gudheyam

bhaktir yena prakasita

SYNONYMS

vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; sri-krsna-caitanya-devam—unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tam—unto Him; karuna-arnavam—who is an ocean of mercy; kalau—in this Age of Kali; api—even; ati—very; gudha—confidential; iyam—this; bhaktih—devotional service; yena—by whom; prakasita—manifested.

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

He is an ocean of transcendental mercy, and although the subject matter of bhakti-yoga is very confidential, He has nonetheless manifested it so niceIy, even in this Age of Kali, the age of quarrel.