Text 6] The Lord’s Pauganda-lila 185

TRANSLATION

The pastimes of the Lord during His pauganda age were very extensive. His edu-
cation was His chief occupation, and after that His very beautiful marriage took
place.

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gahgadasa pandita-sthane padena vyékarana
§ravana-matre kanthe kaila sitra-vrtti-gana

SYNONYMS

gangadasa—of the name Gangadasa; pandita-sthane—at the place of the teacher;
padena—studies; vyakarana—grammar; Sravana-matre—simply by hearing; kanthe—
between the neck and the heart; kaifa—did; si#tra-vrtti-gana—the codes and their
definitions.

TRANSLATION

When the Lord was studying grammar at the place of Gangadasa Pandita, He
would immediately learn grammatical rules and definitions by heart simply by
hearing them once.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that the Lord was given lessons by a teacher
named Visnu and another teacher named Sudarsana. Later on, when He was a little
grown up, He was under the care of Gangadasa Pandita, who taught Him grammar
of a higher standard. Anyone serious about studying the Sanskrit janguage should
first learn grammar. It fs said that simply to finish studying Sanskrit grammar
takes at least twelve years, but once one learns the grammatical rutes and regula-
tions very nicely, all other scriptures or subject matters in Sanskrit are extremely
easy to understand, for Sanskrit grammar is the gateway to education.

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alpa-kdle haifa panji-tikate pravina
cira-ka@lera paguya jine ha-iya navina
