CC MADHYA 1.22
aṣṭādaśa-varṣa kevala nīlācale sthiti
āpani ācari' jīve śikhāilā bhakti
SYNONYMS

aṣṭādaśa-varṣa—for eighteen years; kevala—only; nīlācale—in Jagannātha Purī; sthiti—staying; āpani—personally; ācari'-behaving; jīve—unto the living entities; śikhāilā—instructed; bhakti—devotional service.

TRANSLATION

For eighteen continuous years, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at Jagannātha Purī and, through His personal behavior, instructed all living entities in the mode of devotional service.