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The Activities of Saksi-gogala
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TRANSLATION
Formerly at Vidyānagara in South India there were two brāhmaṇas who made a long tour to see different places of pilgrimage.
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গয়া, বারাণসী, গ্রয়াগ—সকল করিয়া । 
মথুরাতে আইলা তুঁহে আনন্দিত হঞা ॥ ১১ ॥
gayā, vārāṇasī, prayāga—sakala kariyā mathurāte āilā duņhe ānandita hañā
SYNONYMS
gayā—the pilgrimage site of the name Gayā;  vārāṇasī —Benares, or Kāśī;  prayāga —Allahabad;  sakala —all;  kariyā —touring;  mathurāte —Mathurā;  āilā —they reached;  duṅhe —both;  ānandita —pleased;  hañā —becoming.
TRANSLATION
First of all they visited Gayā, then Kāśī, then Prayāga. Finally, with great pleasure, they came to Mathurā.
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বনযাত্রায় বন দেখি’ দেখে গোবর্ধন । 
ছাদশ-বন দেখি’ শেষে গেলা বৃন্দাবন ॥ ১২ ॥
vana-yātrāya vana dekhi’ dekhe govardhana dvādaśa-vana dekhi’ śeṣe gelā vṛndāvana
SYNONYMS
vana-yātrāya —in touring the different forests;  vana dekhi' —while seeing the forests;  dekhe —they see;  govardhana —Govardhana Hill;  dvādaśa-vana dekhi' —visiting the twelve forests in Vṛndāvana;  śeṣe —at last;  gelā —reached;  vṛndāvana —Vṛndāvana.
TRANSLATION
After reaching Mathurā, they started visiting the different forests of Vṛndāvana and came to Govardhana Hill. They visited all twelve forests [vanas] and at last came to the town of Vṛndāvana.