paṇá¸ita-gosÄñi Ädi yÄá¹…ra yei rasa
sei sei rase prabhu hana tÄá¹…ra vaÅ›a
paṇá¸ita-gosÄñi - GadÄdhara Paṇá¸ita; Ädi - headed by; yÄá¹…ra - whose; yei - whatever; rasa - transcendental mellow; sei sei - that respective; rase - by the mellow; prabhu - the Lord; hana - is; tÄá¹…ra - his; vaÅ›a - under control.
Personal associates like GadÄdhara, SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara, RÄmÄnanda RÄya, and the six GosvÄmÄ«s (headed by RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ«) are all situated in their respective transcendental humors. Thus the Lord submits to various positions in various transcendental mellows.
In verses 296 through 301 the emotional devoted service of ÅšrÄ« NityÄnanda, ÅšrÄ« Advaita Prabhu and others has been fully described. Describing such individual service, the Gaura-gaṇoddeÅ›a-dÄ«pikÄ (11-16) declares that although Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu appeared as a devotee, He is none other than the son of Nanda MahÄrÄja. Similarly, although ÅšrÄ« NityÄnanda Prabhu appeared as Lord Caitanya’s assistant, He is none other than Baladeva, the carrier of the plow. Advaita Ä€cÄrya is the incarnation of SadÄÅ›iva from the spiritual world. All the devotees headed by ÅšrÄ«vÄsa ṬhÄkura are His marginal energy, whereas the devotees headed by GadÄdhara Paṇá¸ita are manifestations of His internal potency.
ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, Advaita Prabhu and NityÄnanda Prabhu all belong to the viṣṇu-tattva category. Because Lord Caitanya is an ocean of mercy, He is addressed as mahÄprabhu, whereas NityÄnanda and Advaita, being two great personalities who assist Lord Caitanya, are addressed as prabhu. Thus there are two prabhus and one mahÄprabhu. GadÄdhara GosvÄmÄ« is a representative of a perfect brÄhmaṇa spiritual master. ÅšrÄ«vÄsa ṬhÄkura represents a perfect brÄhmaṇa devotee. These five are known as the Pañca-tattva.
