# Cc. Madhya 1.249 ## Text > vṛndāvana haite yadi nīlācale āilā > āṭhāra varṣa tāhāṅ vāsa, kāhāṅ nāhi gelā ## Synonyms *vṛndāvana* *haite*—from Vṛndāvana; *yadi*—though; *nīlācale*—to Jagannātha Purī; *āilā*—came back; *āṭhāra*—eighteen; *varṣa*—years; *tāhāṅ*—at Jagannātha Purī; *vāsa*—residence; *kāhāṅ*—anywhere; *nāhi*—not; *gelā*—went. ## Translation **When the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī from Vṛndāvana, He remained there and did not go anywhere else for eighteen years.**