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dvadasa vatsara aiche dasa--ratri-dine

krsna-rasa asvadaye dui-bandhu-sane

SYNONYMS

dvadasa vatsara—for twelve years; aiche dasa—such a condition; ratri-dine—day and night; krsna-rasa—transcendental bliss and mellows in connection with Krsna; asvadaye—He tastes; dui-bandhu-sane—with two friends, namely Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara Gosvami.

For twelve years, Sri Caitanya remained in that state day and night.

With His two friends, He tasted the meaning of those verses, which consist of nothing but the transcendental bliss and mellows of Krsna consciousness.