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"varanasi paryanta svacchande yaiba pathe

age savadhane yaiba ksatriyadi-sathe

SYNONYMS

varanasi paryanta—up to Varanasi; svacchande—without disturbance; yaiba pathe—you can go on the path; age—after that; savadhane—with great care; yaiba—you should go; ksatriya-adi-sathe—with the ksatriyas "You may go as far as Varanasi without encountering disturbances, but beyond Varanasi you should be very careful to travel on the path in the company of the ksatriyas.

PURPORT

The path from Varanasi to Vrndavana was infested with robbers, and therefore in those days there were ksatriyas to protect travelers.