cabbiśa - twenty-four; vatsara - years; prabhu - the Lord; kaila - did; gṛha-vāsa - residing at home; nirantara - always; kaila - did; kṛṣṇa-kīrtana - chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra; vilāsa - pastimes.

For twenty-four years Lord Caitanya lived in the gṛhastha-āśrama [household life], always engaging in the pastimes of the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement.