বিপ্র কহে,—পুত্র যদি দৈবসিদ্ধ হয স্বতঃসিদ্ধজ্ঞান, তবে শিক্ষা ব্যর্থ হয
विप्र कहे,—पुत्र यदि दैवसिद्ध हय स्वतःसिद्धज्ञान, तबे शिक्षा व्यर्थ हय
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.