CC Ādi 13.10

Adi-līlā, Chapter 13, Text 10

চব্বিশ বৎসর প্রভু কৈল গৃহবাস ।
নিরন্তর কৈল কৃষ্ণ–কীর্তন–বিলাস ॥ ১০ ॥

cabbiśa vatsara prabhu kaila gṛha-vāsa
nirantara kaila kṛṣṇa-kīrtana-vilāsa

Word by word

cabbiśa — twenty-four; vatsara — years; prabhu — the Lord; kaila — did; gṛha-vāsa — residing at home; nirantara — always; kaila — did; kṛṣṇa-kīrtana — chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra; vilāsa — pastimes.

Translation

For twenty-four years Lord Caitanya lived in the gṛhastha-āśrama [household life], always engaging in the pastimes of the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement.