### CC Antya 13.117

> চারিবৎসর ঘরে পিতা-মাতার সেবা কৈলা ।\
> বৈষ্ণব-পণ্ডিত-ঠাঞি ভাগবত পড়িলা ॥১১৭॥

> cāri-vatsara ghare pitā-mātāra sevā kailā\
> vaiṣṇava-paṇḍita-ṭhāñi bhāgavata paḍilā

*cāri-vatsara*—for four years; *ghare*—at home; *pitā-mātāra*—of the father and mother; *sevā kailā*—rendered service; *vaiṣṇava-paṇḍita-ṭhāñi*—from a self-realized, advanced Vaiṣṇava; *bhāgavata paḍilā*—he studied *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.*

**In accordance with the instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he continuously rendered service to his mother and father for four years. He also regularly studied the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from a self-realized Vaiṣṇava.**