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godavari dekhi’ ha-ila ’yamuna’-smarana

tire vana dekhi’ smrti haila vrndavana

SYNONYMS

godavari—the River Godavari; dekhi’-seeing; ha-ila—there was; yamuna smarana—remembrance of the River Yamuna; tire—on the banks; vana—the forests; dekhi’-seeing; smrti—remembrance; haila—there was; vrndavana—Sri Vrndavana.

When He saw the River Godavari, the Lord remembered the River Yamuna, and when He saw the forest on the banks of the river, He remembered Sri Vrndavana-dhama.