Text 12] The Activities of Saksi-gopala 117

TRANSLATION

Formerly at Vidyanagara in South India there were two brahmanas who
made a long tour to see different places of pilgrimage.

TEXT 11

Stal, atataA, einist—asey sha |
AIACS NVA Fes arafeys Baal 390

gayd, varanasi, prayaga—sakala kariya
mathurdate ail dunhe anandita hafia

SYNONYMS

gayd—the pilgrimage site of the name Gaya; vardnasi—Benares, or Kasi;
prayaga—Allahabad; sakala—all; kariya—touring; mathurate—Mathura; dila—
they reached; dunhe—both; dnandita—pleased; hafid—becoming.

TRANSLATION

First of all they visited Gaya, then Kasi, then Prayaga. Finally, with great
pleasure, they came to Mathura.

TEXT 12

aaa tara aa cafe’ cece cattaea |
aimat-aa cafe’ cca cateTl Feutaa HSS

vana-yatraya vana dekhi’ dekhe govardhana
dvadasa-vana dekhi’ sese gela vrndavana

SYNONYMS

vana-yatraya—in touring the different forests; vana dekhi’—while seeing the
forests; dekhe —they see; govardhana—Govardhana Hill; dvadasa-vana dekhi’—
visiting the twelve forests in Vrndavana; sese—at last; gela—reached;
vrndavana —V rndavana.

TRANSLATION

After reaching Mathura, they started visiting the different forests of
Vendavana and came to Govardhana Hill. They visited all twelve forests
[vanas] and at last came to the town of Vrndavana.
