CC Adi 16.34

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth

CC Adi 16.33

CC Adi 16.35

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 34

kāhāṅ tumi sarva-śāstre kavitve pravīṇa
kāhāṅ āmi sabe śiśu—paḍuyā navīna

SYNONYMS

kāhāṅ-whereas; tumi-your good self; sarva-śāstre-in all scriptures; kavitve-in a literary career; pravīṇa-very much experienced; kāhāṅ-whereas; āmi-I; sabe-just; śiśu-a boy; paḍuyā-student; navīna-new.

TRANSLATION

“My dear sir, whereas you are a very learned scholar in all sorts of scriptures and are very much experienced in composing poetry, I am only a boy—a new student and nothing more.