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dina cara kasite rahi’ gela vrndavana
mathura dekhiya dekhe dvadasa kanana
SYNONYMS
dina cara—only four days; kasite—at Benares; rahi’-remaining; gela—started for; vrndavana—the holy place Vrndavana; mathura—the holy place Mathura; dekhiya—after seeing; dekhe—visits; dvadasa—twelve; kanana—forests.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed at Benares only four days and then left for Vrndavana.
After seeing the town of Mathura, He visited the twelve forests.
PURPORT
Those who visit the Vrndavana area today also generally visit twelve places, known as the twelve forests.
They start at Mathura, where there is Kamya-vana.
From there they go to Tala-vana, Tamala-vana, Madhu-vana, Kusuma-vana, Bhandira-vana, Bilva-vana, Bhadra-vana, Khadira-vana, Loha-vana, Kumuda-vana and Gokula-mahavana.