bÄra dine cali' gelÄ Å›rÄ«-puruá¹£ottama
pathe tina-dina mÄtra karilÄ bhojana

 bÄra dine - for twelve days; cali' - traveling; gelÄ - reached; Å›rÄ«-puruá¹£ottama - JagannÄtha PurÄ«, or NÄ«lÄcala, the place of Puruá¹£ottama; pathe - on the path; tina-dina - on three days; mÄtra - only; karilÄ bhojana - he ate.


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He reached JagannÄtha PurÄ« in twelve days but could eat only for three days on the way.

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