Madhya-līlā | Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 19.103
bālya, paugaṇḍa, kaiśore, śreṣṭha māna' kāya?
'vayaḥ kaiśorakaḿ dhyeyaḿ' — 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."
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