Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 19 Verse 103

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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