16.16

tanra iccha,--prabhu-sange navadvipe vasi

prabhu ajna dila,--tumi yao varanasi

SYNONYMS

tanra iccha—his desire; prabhu-sange—with the Lord; navadvipe—in Navadvipa; vasi—I live there; prabhu ajna dila—but the Lord advised him; tumi—you; yao—go; varanasi—to Benares.

Tapana Misra desired to live with the Lord in Navadvipa, but the Lord asked him to go to Varanasi (Benares).