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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 14]
PURPORT
The twelve  pholā , or combinations of letters, are called  repha ,  mūrdhanya  (cerebral)  ṇa ,  dāntavya  (dental)  na ,  ma ,  ya ,  ra ,  la ,  va ,  r ,  ṝ ,  !  and  ĩ .  Hāte khoḍi  is the primary educational beginning. At the age of four or five years, on an auspicious day called  vidyārambha  marking the beginning of primary education, there is a ceremony worshiping Lord Viṣṇu, and after that the teacher gives the child a long chalk pencil. Then, guiding the hand of the student, he instructs him how to write the letters of the alphabet ( a ,  ā ,  i , etc.) by writing big letters on the floor. When the child is a little advanced in writing, he is given a slate for his primary education, which ends when he learns the two-letter combinations, which are called  pholā , as mentioned above.
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বাল্যলীলা-সূত্র এই কৈল অনুক্রম । ইহা বিস্তারিয়াছেন দাস-বৃন্দাবন ॥ ৯৫ ॥
bālyalīlā-sūtra ei kaila anukrama ihā vistāriyāchena dāsa-vṛndāvana
SYNONYMS
bālyalīlā-sūtra —synopsis of the pastimes of childhood;  ei —this;  kaila —did;  anukrama —in chronological order;  ihā —this;  vistāriyāchena —has elaborately explained;  dāsa-vṛndāvana —Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura.
TRANSLATION
This is a synopsis of the childhood pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, placed herewith in chronological order. Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has already elaborately explained these pastimes in his book Caitanya-bhāgavata.
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অতএব এইলীলা সংক্ষেপে সূত্র কৈল । পুনরুক্তি-ভয়ে বিস্তারিয়া না কহিল ॥ ৯৬ ॥
ataeva ei-līlā saṅkṣepe sūtra kaila punarukti-bhaye vistārirā nā kahila
SYNONYMS
ataeva —therefore;  ei-līlā —these pastimes;  saṅkṣepe —in brief;  sūtra —synopsis;  kaila —made;  punar-ukti —repetition;  bhaye —being afraid of;  vistārirā —elaborate explanation;  nā —did not;  kahila —say.