Antya-līlā

Chapter 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya

Verse 140 of 159
Cc Antya 5.140

ঽবাচাল কহিযে—ঽবেদপ্রবর্তকঽ ধন্য ঽবালিশঽ—তথাপি ঽশিশুপ্রাযঽ গর্বশূন্য

ऽवाचाल कहिये—ऽवेदप्रवर्तकऽ धन्य ऽबालिशऽ—तथापि ऽशिशुप्रायऽ गर्वशून्य

'vācāla kahiye—'veda-pravartaka' dhanya 'bāliśa'—tathāpi 'śiśu-prāya' garva-śūnya

Synonyms

vācālatalkative; kahiyeI say; veda-pravartakaone who can speak with the authority of the Vedas; dhanyaglorious; bāliśachildish; tathāpistill; śiśu-prāyalike a child; garva-śūnyawithout 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.

Verse 140 of 159
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