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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 14: Lord Caitanya's Childhood Pastimes

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 87

putrera lālana-śikṣā—pitāra sva-dharma
āmi nā śikhāle kaiche janibe dharma-marma

SYNONYMS

putrera—of the son; lālana—maintenance; śikṣā—education; pitara—of the father; sva-dharma—duty; āmi—if I; nā—do not; śikhāle—give education; kaiche—how; janibe—He will know; dharma-marma—religion and morality.

TRANSLATION

“It is the duty of a father to educate his son in both religion and morality. If I do not give Him this education, how will He know of it?”