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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 15.4
পৌগণ্ড–লীলা চৈতন্যকৃষ্ণস্যাতিসুবিস্তৃতা ।
বিদ্যারম্ভমুখা পাণিগ্রহণান্তা মনোহরা ॥ ৪ ॥
paugaṇḍa-līlā caitanya-
kṛṣṇasyāti-suvistṛtā
vidyārambha-mukhā pāṇi-
grahaṇāntā mano-harā
The pastimes of the Lord during His paugaṇḍa age were very extensive. His education was His chief occupation, and after that His very beautiful marriage took place.
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The Lord’s pastimes during His paugaṇḍa age were very extensive.
His education was His chief occupation.
After His education, His very beautiful marriage took place.
Wonder touched by grief. Learning, family duty, the loss of Jagannātha Miśra, and marriage create mixed feeling.
The mood of Ādi 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Lord took lessons in grammar from Gaṅgādāsa Paṇḍita and became very expert in commenting upon grammar. He forbade His mother to take grains on the Ekādaśī day.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 15
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What sequence of activities does this verse describe in the Lord’s life?
Write one sentence recalling the order of education and marriage described here.
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