vana-yÄtrÄya vana dekhi' dekhe govardhana
dvÄdaÅ›a-vana dekhi' Å›eá¹£e gelÄ vá¹›ndÄvana
vana-yÄtrÄya - in touring the different forests; vana dekhi' - while seeing the forests; dekhe - they see; govardhana - Govardhana Hill; dvÄdaÅ›a-vana dekhi' - visiting the twelve forests in Vá¹›ndÄvana; Å›eá¹£e - at last; gelÄ - reached; vá¹›ndÄvana - Vá¹›ndÄvana.
After reaching MathurÄ, they started visiting the different forests of Vá¹›ndÄvana and came to Govardhana Hill. They visited all twelve forests [vanas] and at last came to the town of Vá¹›ndÄvana.
The five forests situated on the eastern side of the river YamunÄ are Bhadra, Bilva, Loha, BhÄṇá¸Ä«ra and MahÄvana. The seven forests situated on the western side of the YamunÄ are Madhu, TÄla, Kumuda, BahulÄ, KÄmya, Khadira and Vá¹›ndÄvana. After visiting all these forests, these pilgrims went to a place known as Pañcakrośī Vá¹›ndÄvana. Out of the twelve forests, the Vá¹›ndÄvana forest extends from the town of Vá¹›ndÄvana up to Nanda-grÄma and Vará¹£ÄṇÄ, a distance of thirty-two miles, within which the Pañcakrośī Vá¹›ndÄvana town is situated.
