Speaking on the third Verse of the Seventh Chapter of CC Adi-lila, Srila Prabhupada said this about the necessity of approaching Krishna through Lord Caitanya, “Without going through the Panca-tattva, with the mercy, nobody can understand Krishna. It will remain a myth…. You cannot understand Krishna without the mercy of the Panca-tattva…. If we read the life of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, His acceptance of sannyasa order, His preaching all over India, His chanting and dancing, His living at Jagannath Puri, His activities, His meeting with the devotees, His Gundica-marjana, His Ratha-yatra kirtana—if we study all these activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, immediately you understand Krishna.”
The Mercy of the Panca Tattva is Essential