CC Madhya 1.239 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 239
- dina cāra kāśīte rahi’ gelā vṛndāvana
- mathurā dekhiyā dekhe dvādaśa kānana
SYNONYMS
dina cāra—only four days; kāśīte—at Benares; rahi’—remaining; gelā—started for; vṛndāvana—the holy place Vṛndāvana; mathurā—the holy place Mathurā; dekhiyā—after seeing; dekhe—visits; dvādaśa—twelve; kānana—forests.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed at Benares only four days and then left for Vṛndāvana. After seeing the town of Mathurā, He visited the twelve forests.
PURPORT
Those who visit the Vṛndāvana area today also generally visit twelve places, known as the twelve forests. They start at Mathurā, where there is Kāmyavana. From there they go to Tālavana, Tamālavana, Madhuvana, Kusumavana, Bhāṇḍīravana, Bilvavana, Bhadravana, Khadiravana, Lohavana, Kumudavana and Gokulamahāvana.