12 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 1
TRANSLATION
For eighteen continuous years, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained
at Jagannatha Puri and, through His personal behavior, instructed all liv-
ing entities in the mode of devotional service.
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tara madhye chaya vatsara bhakta-gana-sange
prema-bhakti pravartaila nrtya-gita-range
SYNONYMS
tara madhye—within that period; chaya vatsara—for six years; bhakta-
gana-sarige—with all the devotees; prema-bhakti—the loving service of the
Lord; pravartaila—introduced; nrtya-gita-range—in the matter of chanting
and dancing.
TRANSLATION
Of these eighteen years at Jagannatha Puri, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
spent six years with His many devotees. By chanting and dancing, He in-
troduced the loving service of the Lord.
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nityananda-gosafire pathdila gauda-dese
tenho gauda-desa bhasdila prema-rase
SYNONYMS
nityananda-gosafire—Nityananda Gosvami; pathdila—sent; gauda-
dese—to Bengal; teho—He; gauda-desa—the tract of land known as
Gauda-deSa, or Bengal; bhasdila—overflooded; prema-rase—with ecstatic
love of Krsna.
