ei-mata - in this way; raghunāthera - of Raghunātha dāsa; vatsareka - one year; gela - passed; dvitīya vatsare - the next year; palāite - to go away from home; mana kaila - he decided.

In this way Raghunātha dāsa passed one year exactly like a first-class business manager, but the next year he again decided to leave home.