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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 13.156

yādavera vipakṣa, yata duṣṭa kaṁsa-pakṣa, tāhā āmi kailuṅ saba kṣaya āche dui-cāri jana, tāhā māri’ vṛndāvana, āilāma āmi, jāniha niścaya
[yaadavera vipaksha, yata dushta kamsa-paksha, taahaa aami kailun saba kshaya aache dui-chaari jana, taahaa maari’ vrindaavana, aailaama aami, jaaniha nishchaya]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yādavera vipakṣa, yata duṣṭa kaṁsa-pakṣa, tāhā āmi kailuṅ saba kṣaya āche dui-cāri jana, tāhā māri’ vṛndāvana, āilāma āmi, jāniha niścaya
“I have already killed all the mischievous demons who are enemies of the Yadu dynasty, and I have also killed Kaṁsa and his allies. But there are two or four demons still living. I want to kill them, and after doing so I shall very soon return to Vṛndāvana. Please know this for certain.

Just as Kṛṣṇa does not take a step away from Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa’s devotee also does not like to leave Vṛndāvana. However, when he has to tend to Kṛṣṇa’s business, he leaves Vṛndāvana. After finishing his mission, a pure devotee returns home, back to Vṛndāvana, back to Godhead. Kṛṣṇa assured Rādhārāṇī that after killing the demons outside Vṛndāvana, He would return. “I am coming back very soon,” He promised, “as soon as I have killed the few remaining demons.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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