dina cÄra kÄśīte rahi' gelÄ vá¹›ndÄvana
mathurÄ dekhiyÄ dekhe dvÄdaÅ›a kÄnana
dina cÄra - only four days; kÄśīte - at Benares; rahi' - remaining; gelÄ - started for; vá¹›ndÄvana - the holy place Vá¹›ndÄvana; mathurÄ - the holy place MathurÄ; dekhiyÄ - after seeing; dekhe - visits; dvÄdaÅ›a - twelve; kÄnana - forests.
ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu stayed at Benares only four days and then left for Vá¹›ndÄvana. After seeing the town of MathurÄ, He visited the twelve forests.
Those who visit the Vá¹›ndÄvana area today also generally visit twelve places, known as the twelve forests. They start at MathurÄ, where there is KÄmyavana. From there they go to TÄlavana, TamÄlavana, Madhuvana, Kusumavana, BhÄṇá¸Ä«ravana, Bilvavana, Bhadravana, Khadiravana, Lohavana, Kumudavana and GokulamahÄvana.
