Text 6]
Pastimes of Childhood and Youth
203
TRANSLATION
Long live Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His kaiśora age! Both the goddess of fortune and the goddess of learning worship Him. The goddess of learning, Sarasvati, worshiped Him in His victory over the scholar who had conquered all the world, and the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmīdevī, worshiped Him at home. Since He is therefore the husband or Lord of both goddesses, I offer my obeisances unto Him.
TEXT 4
এই ত’ কৈলোর-লীলার সূত্র-অনুবন্ধ । শিক্ষাগণ পড়াইতে করিলা আরম্ভ ॥ ৪ ॥
ei ta' kaiśora-līlāra sūtra-anubandha śiṣya-gaṇa paḍāite karilā ārambha
SYNONYMS
ei ta'—thus; kaiśora—the age of kaiśora (the age between the eleventh and fifteenth years); līlāra—of the pastimes; sūtra-anubandha—chronological synopsis; śiṣya-gaṇa—students; paḍāite—to teach; karilā—did; ārambha—begin.
TRANSLATION
At the age of eleven Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to teach students. This marks the beginning of His kaiśora age.
TEXT 5
শত শত শিক্ষ সঙ্গে সদা অধ্যাপন । ব্যাখ্যা শুনি সর্বলোকের চমকিত মন ॥ ৫ ॥
śata śata śiṣya saṅge sadā adhyāpana vyākhyā śuni sarva-lokera camakita mana
SYNONYMS
śata śata—very many; śiṣya—disciples; saṅge—along with Him; sadā—always; adhyāpana—studying; vyākhyā—explanation; śuni—hearing; sarva-lokera—of all people; camakita—astonished; mana—minds.
TRANSLATION
As soon as the Lord became a teacher, many, many students came to Him, every one of them astonished to hear His mode of explanation.
TEXT 6
সর্বশাস্ত্রে সর্ব পণ্ডিত পায় পরাজয় । কিন্নতত্রীতে কারো দুঃখ মাহি হয় ॥ ৬ ॥