# Cc. Ādi 1.1
> বন্দে গুরূনীশভক্তানীশমীশাবতারকান্ ।
> তৎপ্রকাশাংশ্চ তচ্ছক্তীঃ কৃষ্ণচৈতন্যসংজ্ঞকম্ ॥১॥
## Text
> vande gurūn īśa-bhaktān
> īśam īśāvatārakān
> tat-prakāśāṁś ca tac-chaktīḥ
> kṛṣṇa-caitanya-saṁjñakam
## Synonyms
*vande*—I offer respectful obeisances; *gurūn*—unto the spiritual masters; *īśa-bhaktān*—unto the devotees of the Supreme Lord; *īśam*—unto the Supreme Lord; *īśa-avatārakān*—unto the incarnations of the Supreme Lord; *tat*—of the Supreme Lord; *prakāśān*—unto the manifestations; *ca*—and; *tat*—of the Supreme Lord; *śaktīḥ*—unto the potencies; *kṛṣṇa-caitanya*—Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya; *saṁjñakam*—named.
## Translation
**I offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual masters, the devotees of the Lord, the Lord's incarnations, His plenary portions, His energies, and the primeval Lord Himself, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya.**