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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.4
এই ত’ কৈশোর–লীলার সূত্র–অনুবন্ধ ।
শিষ্যগণ পড়াইতে করিলা আরম্ভ ॥ ৪ ॥
ei ta’ kaiśora-līlāra sūtra-anubandha
śiṣya-gaṇa paḍāite karilā ārambha
At the age of eleven Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to teach students. This marks the beginning of His kaiśora age.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to teach at the age of eleven.
He took up the role of teaching students.
This marks the beginning of His kaiśora age.
Grief and transformed pride. Lakṣmīdevī’s departure brings sorrow; Keśava Kāśmīrī’s pride yields to surrender.
The mood of Ādi 16 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:
This chapter fully describes Lord Caitanya’s kaiśora-līlā, or the activities He performed just before attaining youth. During this time He studied deeply and was victorious over greatly learned scholars.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 16
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What does this verse help me remember about the beginning of His kaiśora age?
Write one sentence recalling His age when He began teaching.
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