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Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 103 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.103

বাল্য, পৌগণ্ড, কৈশোরে, শ্রেষ্ঠ মানঽ কায? ঽবযঃ কৈশোরকং ধ্যেযংঽ—কহে উপাধ্যায

बाल्य, पौगण्ड, कैशोरे, श्रेष्ठ मानऽ काय? ऽवयः कैशोरकं ध्येयंऽ—कहे उपाध्याय

bālya, paugaṇḍa, kaiśore, śreṣṭha māna' kāya? 'vayaḥ kaiśorakaṁ dhyeyaṁ'—kahe upādhyāya

Synonyms

bālya—childhood; paugaṇḍa—the boyhood age before youth; kaiśore—the beginning of youth; śreṣṭha—best; māna'—you think; kāya—which; vayaḥ—the age; kaiśorakam—kaiśora or fresh youth; dhyeyam—most worshipable; kahe—said; upādhyāya—Raghupati Upādhyāya..

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, "Of the three ages of Kṛṣṇa known as childhood, boyhood and fresh youth, which do you consider best?" Raghupati Upādhyāya replied, "Fresh youth is the best age."

Verse 103 of 253