# Cc. Madhya 22.1 > বন্দে শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্যদেবং তং করুণার্ণবম্‌ । > কলাবপ্যতিগূঢ়েয়ং ভক্তির্যেন প্রকাশিতা ॥১॥ ## Text > vande śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya- > devaṁ taṁ karuṇārṇavam > kalāv apy ati-gūḍheyaṁ > bhaktir yena prakāśitā ## Synonyms *vande*—I offer my respectful obeisances; *śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devam*—unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; *tam*—unto Him; *karuṇa-arṇavam*—who is an ocean of mercy; *kalau*—in this Age of Kali; *api*—even; *ati*—very; *gūḍhā*—confidential; *iyam*—this; *bhaktiḥ*—devotional service; *yena*—by whom; *prakāśitā*—manifested. ## Translation **I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. 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.**