महाविष्णुर्जगत्कर्त्ता मायया यः सृजत्यदः ।
तस्यावतार एवायमद्वैताचार्य्य ईश्वरः ॥
mahāviṣṇur jagat-kartā māyayā yaḥ sṛjaty adaḥ |
tasyāvatāra evāyam advaitācārya īśvaraḥ ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.1.12)
“Mahāviṣṇu, the maker of the universe, who produces this [i.e., the universe] with māyā—this Īśvara, Advaita Ācārya, is indeed his avatāra.”