pañca-tattvÄtmakaá¹ kṛṣṇaá¹
bhakta-rūpa-svarūpakam
bhaktÄvatÄraá¹ bhaktÄkhyaá¹
namÄmi bhakta-Å›aktikam
pañca-tattva-Ätmakam - comprehending the five transcendental subject matters; kṛṣṇam - unto Lord Kṛṣṇa; bhakta-rÅ«pa - in the form of a devotee; svarÅ«pakam - in the expansion of a devotee; bhakta-avatÄram - in the incarnation of a devotee; bhakta-Äkhyam - known as a devotee; namÄmi - I offer my obeisances; bhakta-Å›aktikam - the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Let me offer my obeisances unto Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who has manifested Himself in five as a devotee, expansion of a devotee, incarnation of a devotee, pure devotee and devotional energy.
ÅšrÄ« NityÄnanda Prabhu is the immediate expansion of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu as His brother. He is the personified spiritual bliss of sac-cid-Änanda-vigraha. His body is transcendental and full of ecstasy in devotional service. ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu is therefore called bhakta-rÅ«pa (the form of a devotee), and ÅšrÄ« NityÄnanda Prabhu is called bhakta-svarÅ«pa (the expansion of a devotee). ÅšrÄ« Advaita Prabhu, the incarnation of a devotee, is viṣṇu-tattva and belongs to the same category. There are also different types of bhaktas, or devotees, on the platforms of neutrality, servitude, friendship, parenthood and conjugal love. Devotees like ÅšrÄ« DÄmodara, ÅšrÄ« GadÄdhara and ÅšrÄ« RÄmÄnanda are different energies. This confirms the Vedic sÅ«tra parÄsya Å›aktir vividhaiva Å›rÅ«yate. All these bhakta subjects taken together constitute ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, who is Kṛṣṇa Himself.
