# Advaita Ācārya > [!summary] > *Advaita Ācārya is an incarnation of Mahā-Viṣṇu who appeared as an elderly devotee to call Lord Caitanya to descend to this world. Through His loud calling and worship of the Lord with tulasī and Ganges water, He induced the Supreme Lord to appear. As part of the Pañca-tattva, He is both the Lord and simultaneously the Lord's servant—teaching devotional service while displaying the mood of a pure devotee.* ## Incarnation of Mahā-Viṣṇu ![[cc/adi/1/12-13#translation]] ![[cc/adi/6/4-6#translation]] ## Called the Lord to Descend ![[cc/adi/3/92#translation]] ![[cc/adi/3/95-96#translation]] ## Part of the Pañca-tattva ![[cc/adi/7/13-14#translation]] ![[cc/adi/7/4-7#translation]] ## Devotee of Lord Caitanya ![[cc/adi/6/40-42#translation]] ![[cc/adi/5/147#translation]] ## The Lord's Principal Associate ![[cc/adi/5/146#translation]] ![[cc/adi/6/30-31#translation]] ## Teachings and Character ![[cc/adi/6/86#translation]] ![[cc/adi/6/112-113#translation]] ## Related Articles - [[wiki/articles/lord-caitanya|Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu]] — The Supreme Lord - [[wiki/articles/lord-nityananda|Lord Nityānanda]] — The Lord's first expansion - [[wiki/articles/gadadhara-pandita|Gadādhara Paṇḍita]] — The Lord's energy - [[wiki/articles/srivasa-thakura|Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura]] — The marginal energy - [[wiki/articles/the-six-gosvamis-of-vrindavana|The Six Gosvāmīs]] — Following ācāryas ## From the Index - [[index/entries/advaita-acarya|Advaita Ācārya]] — Complete references - [[index/entries/panca-tattva|Pañca-tattva]] — The five aspects - [[index/entries/caitanya-mahaprabhu|Caitanya Mahāprabhu]] — The Lord He called