17.24

prasiddha patha chadi’ prabhu upapathe calila

’kataka’ dahine kari’ vane pravesila

SYNONYMS

prasiddha—well-known; patha—public way; chadi’-giving up; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; upapathe—through a bypass; calila—began to walk; kataka—the city of Kataka; dahine—on the right side; kari’-keeping; vane—within the forest; pravesila—entered.

The Lord abandoned walking on the well-known public road and went instead along a bypass.

He thus kept the city of Kataka on His right as He entered the forest.