CC Madhya 19.103 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Madhya-līlā 19.102 - Madhya-līlā 19.104

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 103

bālya, paugaṇḍa, kaiśore, śreṣṭha māna' kāya?

'vayaḥ kaiśorakaṁ dhyeyaṁ'--kahe upādhyāya

SYNONYMS

bālya—childhood; paugaṇḍa—the boyhood age before youth; kaiśore—the beginning of youth; śreṣṭha—best; māna'-you think; kāya—which; vayaḥ—the age; kaiśorakam—kaiśora or fresh youth; dhyeyam—most worshipable; kahe—said; upādhyāya—Raghupati Upādhyāya.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, "Of the three ages of Kṛṣṇa known as childhood, boyhood and fresh youth, which do you consider best?" Raghupati Upādhyāya replied, "Fresh youth is the best age."

Madhya-līlā 19.102 - Madhya-līlā 19.104