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## Limpisankhyan Karma by Somasen Bhattarak
**Chapter 2: Initiation into Learning**
**Verse 163:** A child should be taught the alphabet before the second birth, that is, before the Upanayana ceremony. After the Upanayana, the study of scriptures begins.
**Verse 164:** The child should be taught the alphabet in the fifth or seventh year, before the Upanayana. This should be done during the Uttarayana (northern solstice).
**Verse 165:** Wise people say that the initiation into learning should be done in the following constellations: Mrigashira, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Mula, Hasta, Chitra, Ashwini, Purvashadha, Purvabhadrapada, Shravana, Dhanishtha, and Shatabhisha.
**Verse 166:** The results of starting learning on different days of the week are as follows: Sunday - increases lifespan, Monday - sharpens intellect, Tuesday - leads to death, Wednesday - enhances memory, Thursday - develops wisdom, Friday - fosters intuition, Saturday - weakens the body.
**Verse 167:** One should always avoid starting learning on the following days: Anudhyaya (days of fasting), Pradosha (twilight), Shashthi (sixth lunar day), and Riktatithi (fourth, ninth, and fourteenth lunar days).
**Verse 168:** Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are considered auspicious for starting learning. Monday and Sunday are moderate, while Saturday and Tuesday are inauspicious.
**Verse 169:** When the child turns five years old and the sun enters Uttarayana, the auspicious time for teaching the alphabet arrives. At this time, one should worship Saraswati and the guardian deity of the land with offerings of jaggery, rice, etc.
**Verse 170:** Thus, one should initiate learning at the appropriate time, after worshipping the Goddess, the Guru, and the scriptures.