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CC Ādi 17.298

Bengali

অদ্বৈত–আচার্য–গোসাঞি ভক্ত–অবতার ।
কৃষ্ণ অবতারিয়া কৈলা ভক্তির প্রচার ॥ ২৯৮ ॥

Text

advaita-ācārya-gosāñi bhakta-avatāra
kṛṣṇa avatāriyā kailā bhaktira pracāra

Synonyms

advaita-ācārya — Śrī Advaita Prabhu; gosāñi — spiritual master; bhaktaavatāra — the incarnation of a devotee; kṛṣṇa — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; avatāriyā — descending; kailā — did; bhaktira — of devotional service; pracāra — propagation.

Translation

Śrīla Advaita Ācārya Prabhu appeared as an incarnation of a devotee. He is in the category of Kṛṣṇa, but He descended to this earth to propagate devotional service.