CC Antya 5.140 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya

Antya-līlā 5.139 - Antya-līlā 5.141

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 140

’vācāla’ kahiye—‘veda-pravartaka’ dhanya

’bāliśa’—tathāpi ‘śiśu-prāya’ garva-śūnya

SYNONYMS

vācāla—talkative; kahiye—I say; veda-pravartaka—one who can speak with the authority of the Vedas; dhanya—glorious; bāliśa—childish; tathāpi—still; śiśu-prāya—like a child; garva-śūnya—without pride.

TRANSLATION

“The word ‘vācāla’ is used to refer to a person who can speak according to Vedic authority, and the word ‘bāliśa’ means ‘innocent.’ Kṛṣṇa spoke the Vedic knowledge, yet He always presents Himself as a prideless, innocent boy.

Antya-līlā 5.139 - Antya-līlā 5.141