# Stages of Krishna’s Life The first eleven years of Krishna’s pastimes were enacted in the Vrindavana area. Because of Their greatness, Krishna and Balarama passed through Their stages of *kaumara* (0-5 years), *pauganda* (6-10 years) and *kaisora* (11-15 years) much faster than ordinary children. The great teacher Visvanatha Chakravarti Thakura clarifies this point: *“The three years and four months that Lord Krishna stayed in Mahavana were the equivalent of five years for an ordinary child, and thus in that period He completed His* kaumara *stage of childhood. The period from then to the age of six years and eight months, during which He lived in Vrindavana, constitutes His* pauganda *stage. And the period from the age of six years and eight months through His tenth year, during which time He lived in Nandisvara \[Nandagram], constitutes His* kaisora *stage. Then, at the age of ten years and seven months, on the thirteenth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Caitra, He went to Mathura, and the next day He killed Kamsa. Thus He completed His* kaisora *period at age ten, and He eternally remains at that age. In other words, we should understand that from this point on the Lord remains forever a* kisora*.”* ([SB 10.45.3](https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/10/45/3/)) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://bhagavata.keshavaswami.com/canto-10-part-1/b.a.b.y/b-boyhood-15-28/the-real-world/stages-of-krishnas-life.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.