Caitanya-caritāmṛta 1.37
ei chaya guru — śikṣā-guru ye āmāra tāṅ’-sabāra pāda-padme koṭi namaskāra
[ei chaya guru — shikshaa-guru ye aamaara taan’-sabaara paada-padme koti namaskaara]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ei chaya guru — śikṣā-guru ye āmāra tāṅ’-sabāra pāda-padme koṭi namaskāra
These six are my instructing spiritual masters, and therefore I offer millions of respectful obeisances unto their lotus feet.
Purport
By accepting the six Gosvāmīs as his instructing spiritual masters, the author specifically makes it clear that one should not be recognized as a Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava if he is not obedient to them.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
My note
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