13.26

balya vayasa--yavat hate khadi dila

pauganda vayasa--yavat vivaha na kaila

SYNONYMS

balya vayasa—childhood age; yavat—until the time; hate—in His hand; khadi—chalk; dila—was given; pauganda vayasa—the part of boyhood known as pauganda; yavat—until; vivaha—marriage; na—not; kaila—did take place.

His childhood lasted until the date of hate khadi, the beginning of His education, and His age from the end of His childhood until He married is called pauganda.