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cabbisa vatsara prabhu kaila grha-vasa

nirantara kaila krsna-kirtana-vilasa

SYNONYMS

cabbisa—twenty-four; vatsara—years; prabhu—the Lord; kaila—did; grha-vasa—residing at home; nirantara—always; kaila—did; krsna-kirtana—chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; vilasa—pastimes.

For twenty-four years Lord Caitanya lived in the grhastha-asrama (household life), always engaging in the pastimes of the Hare Krsna movement.