# Cc. Madhya 24.260
> নদী-তীরে একখানি কুটীর করিয়া । তার আগে একপিণ্ডি তুলসী রোপিয়া ॥২৬০॥
## Text
> nadī-tīre eka-khāni kuṭīra kariyā
> tāra āge eka-piṇḍi tulasī ropiyā
## Synonyms
*nadī-tīre*—on the bank of the river; *eka-khāni*—just one; *kuṭīra*—a cottage; *kariyā*—constructing; *tāra āge*—just in front of the cottage; *eka-piṇḍi*—one raised platform; *tulasī*—a tulasī plant; *ropiyā*—growing.
## Translation
**"Nārada Muni continued, 'Leave your home and go to the river. There you should construct a small cottage, and in front of the cottage you should grow a tulasī plant on a raised platform.**