CC Madhya 1.239
Bengali
দিন চার কাশীতে রহি’ গেলা বৃন্দাবন ।
মথুরা দেখিয়া দেখে দ্বাদশ কানন ॥ ২৩৯ ॥
মথুরা দেখিয়া দেখে দ্বাদশ কানন ॥ ২৩৯ ॥
Verse text
dina cāra kāśīte rahi’ gelā vṛndāvana
mathurā dekhiyā dekhe dvādaśa kānana
mathurā dekhiyā dekhe dvādaśa kānana
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed at Benares only four days and then left for Vṛndāvana. After seeing the town of Mathurā, He visited the twelve forests.
Purport
Those who visit the Vṛndāvana area today also generally visit twelve places, known as the twelve forests. They start at Mathurā, where there is Kāmyavana. From there they go to Tālavana, Tamālavana, Madhuvana, Kusumavana, Bhāṇḍīravana, Bilvavana, Bhadravana, Khadiravana, Lohavana, Kumudavana and Gokulamahāvana.