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'''Pancha Tattva''' ([[Devanagari]]: पञ्चतत्त्व; [[IAST]]: ''pañca-tattva'', from [[Sanskrit]] ''pañca'' meaning "five" and ''[[tattva]]'' "truth" or "reality") in the [[Gaudiya Vaishnava]] tradition of [[Hinduism]] refers specifically to the Five aspects of [[God]] or Absolute Truth.


==Background==
The '''Pancha Tattva''' ({{langx|sa|पञ्चतत्त्व|pañca-tattva}}, from Sanskrit ''pañca'' meaning "five" and ''[[tattva]]'' "truth" or "reality"), in the [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]] tradition of [[Hinduism]], are five 15th-century religious figures, venerated as the five aspects of the god [[Krishna]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-02-14 |title=West Bengal: Iskcon Mayapur gets ‘biggest’ pujari floor |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/iskcon-mayapur-gets-biggest-pujari-floor/articleshow/74125538.cms |access-date=2026-03-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rosen |first=Steven |title=Śrī Pañca Tattva: the five features of God |date=1994 |publisher=Folk Books |isbn=978-0-9619763-7-8 |edition=1 |location=New York}}</ref>
In Gaudiya Vaishnavism these five features of God ([[Krishna]]) are believed to have incarnated on [[Earth]] as five people in the late 15th century, [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]], [[Nityananda]], [[Advaita Acharya]], [[Gadadhara Pandita|Gadadhara Pandit]] and [[Srivasa Thakura|Srivasa Thakur]]. They famously spread the [[Hare Krishna (mantra)|Krishna]] mantra and the practice of devotion ([[bhakti]]) towards Krishna throughout [[India]].
 
==The Five Features==
* [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu]] is [[Krishna|Kṛṣṇa]] Himself ([[Svayam Bhagavan]]).
* [[Nityananda|Śrī Nityānānda Rāma Prabhu]] is [[Krishna|Kṛṣṇa's]] first personal expansion with the combined power of [[Balarama]].
* [[Advaita Acharya|Śrī Advaita Ācārya]] is the combined power of Śri [[Vishnu|Viṣṇu]] & Śri [[Shiva|Śiva]] ([[Harihara]]).
* [[Srivasa Thakura|Śrī Śrīvāsa Thakura]] is Kṛṣṇa's pure devotee and symbolizes devotion ([[Bhakti]]).
* [[Gadadhara Pandita|Śrī Gadadhāra Pandita]] is the combined power of Kṛṣṇa's internal energy ([[Shakti|Śakti]]).
 
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"I offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, who is nondifferent from His features as a devotee (''bhakta-rūpa''; Śrī Caitanya), devotional incarnation (''svarūpakam''; Śrī Nityānānda), devotional manifestation (''bhaktāvatāraṁ''; Śrī Advaita), pure devotee (''bhaktākhyaṁ''; Śrī Śrīvāsa), and devotional energy (''bhakta-śaktikam''; Śrī Gadadhāra)."
|[[Chaitanya Charitamrita]] [https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/adi/1/14/ Adi 1.14][https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/adi/7/6/ 7.6]}}
 
==Pancha Tattva mantra==
Within the Gaudiya tradition a [[mantra]] formed from the names of the five members of the Pancha Tattva is often spoken or sung as a means of devotional worship or ''[[japa]]''. Often this mantra is sung or chanted prior to the Krishna mantra. It is believed by followers to be the most merciful mantra available in this [[Kali Yuga|age of Kali]].
 
:''śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda,''
:''śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda''<ref>[http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/sadhana/morning/mangala-arati/pancha.htm Pancha Tattva mantra]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Panchatattva (Tantra)]]
* [[Panchatattva (Tantra)]]
* [[Six Goswamis of Vrindavan]]
* [[Six Goswamis of Vrindavan]]
* [[Vaishnava]]
* [[Vaishnavism]]


==References==
==References==
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The Pancha Tattva (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., from Sanskrit pañca meaning "five" and tattva "truth" or "reality"), in the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism, are five 15th-century religious figures, venerated as the five aspects of the god Krishna.[1][2]

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  1. ↑ "West Bengal: Iskcon Mayapur gets 'biggest' pujari floor". The Times of India. 14 February 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Rosen, Steven (1994). Śrī Pañca Tattva: the five features of God (1 ed.). New York: Folk Books. ISBN 978-0-9619763-7-8.
  • Rosen, Steven J. Sri Pancha Tattva: The Five Features of God 1994 ISBN 0-9619763-7-3 Folk Books, New York
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