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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 1]
TRANSLATION
For eighteen continuous years, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at Jagannātha Purī and, through His personal behavior, instructed all living entities in the mode of devotional service.
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তার মধ্যে ছয় বৎসর ভক্তগণ-সঙ্গে । প্রেমভক্তি প্রবর্তাইলা নৃত্যগীতরঙ্গে ॥ ২৩ ॥
tāra madhye chaya vatsara bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge prema-bhakti pravartāilā nṛtya-gīta-raṅge
SYNONYMS
tāra madhye —within that period;  chaya vatsara —for six years;  bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge —with all the devotees;  prema-bhakti —the loving service of the Lord;  pravartāilā —introduced;  nṛtya-gīta-raṅge —in the matter of chanting and dancing.
TRANSLATION
Of these eighteen years at Jagannātha Purī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spent six years with His many devotees. By chanting and dancing, He introduced the loving service of the Lord.
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নিত্যানন্দ-গোসাঞ্জিরে পাঠাইল গৌড়দেশে । তেঁহো গৌড়দেশ ভাসাইল প্রেমরঙ্গে ॥ ২৪ ॥
nityānanda-gosāñire pāṭhāila gauḍa-deśe teṅho gauḍa-deśa bhāsāila prema-rase
SYNONYMS
nityānanda-gosāñire —Nityānanda Gosvāmī;  pāṭhāila —sent;  gauḍa-deśe —to Bengal;  teṅho —He;  gauḍa-deśa —the tract of land known as Gauḍa-deśa, or Bengal;  bhāsāila —overflooded;  prema-rase —with ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.