অষ্টাদশবর্ষ কেবল নীলাচলে স্থিতি ।
আপনি আচরি' জীবে শিখাইলা ভক্তি ॥ ২২ ॥
astadasa-varsa kevala nilacale sthiti
apani acari' jive sikhaila bhakti
astadasa-varsa-for eighteen years; kevala-only; nilacale-in Jagannatha Puri; sthiti-staying; apani-personally; acari'-behaving; jive-unto the living entities; sikhaila-instructed; bhakti-devotional service.
For eighteen continuous years, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained at Jagannatha Puri and, through His personal behavior, instructed all living entities in the mode of devotional service.