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CC Madhya 1.249

Bengali

বৃন্দাবন হৈতে যদি নীলাচলে আইলা ।
আঠার বর্ষ তাহাঁ বাস, কাহাঁ নাহি গেলা ॥ ২৪৯ ॥

Text

vṛndāvana haite yadi nīlācale āilā
āṭhāra varṣa tāhāṅ vāsa, kāhāṅ nāhi gelā

Synonyms

vṛndāvana haite — from Vṛndāvana; yadi — though; nīlācale — to Jagannātha Purī; āilā — came back; āṭhāra — eighteen; varṣa — years; tāhāṅ — at Jagannātha Purī; vāsa — residence; kāhāṅ — anywhere; nāhi — not; gelā — went.

Translation

When the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī from Vṛndāvana, He remained there and did not go anywhere else for eighteen years.