# Cc. Antya 20.69 ## Text > dvādaśa vatsara aiche daśā—rātri-dine > kṛṣṇa-rasa āsvādaye dui-bandhu-sane ## Synonyms *dvādaśa* *vatsara*—for twelve years; *aiche* *daśā*—such a condition; *rātri*-*dine*—day and night; *kṛṣṇa*-*rasa*—transcendental bliss and mellows in connection with Kṛṣṇa; *āsvādaye*—He tastes; *dui*-*bandhu*-*sane*—with two friends, namely Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī. ## Translation **For twelve years, Śrī Caitanya remained in that state day and night. With His two friends, He tasted the meaning of those verses, which consist of nothing but the transcendental bliss and mellows of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.**