CC Adi 14.88 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 88
- vipra kahe,—putra yadi daiva-siddha haya
- svataḥ-siddha-jñāna, tabe śikṣā vyartha haya
SYNONYMS
vipra kahe—the brāhmaṇa replied; putra—son; yadi—if; daiva—transcendental; siddha—mystic; haya—were; svataḥ-siddha-jñāna—self-illuminated perfect knowledge; tabe—at that time; śikṣā—education; vyartha—futile; haya—becomes.
TRANSLATION
The brāhmaṇa replied, “If your son is a transcendental mystic boy with self-effulgent perfect knowledge, what is the use of your education?”
PURPORT
The brāhmaṇa Jagannātha Miśra saw in his dream told him that his son was not an ordinary human being. If He were a transcendental person, He would have self-effulgent knowledge, and thus there would be no need to educate Him.