CC Ādi 16.4

Adi-līlā, Chapter 16, Text 4

এই ত’ কৈশোর–লীলার সূত্র–অনুবন্ধ ।
শিষ্যগণ পড়াইতে করিলা আরম্ভ ॥ ৪ ॥

ei ta’ kaiśora-līlāra sūtra-anubandha
śiṣya-gaṇa paḍāite karilā ārambha

Word by word

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.