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| Madhya-lila | Chapter 19: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.103
balya, pauganda, kaisore, sreshtha mana' kaya?
'vayah kaisorakam dhyeyam' -- kahe upadhyaya
SYNONYMS
balya -- childhood; pauganda -- the boyhood age before youth; kaisore -- the beginning of youth; sreshtha -- best; mana' -- you think; kaya -- which; vayah -- the age; kaisorakam -- kaisora or fresh youth; dhyeyam -- most worshipable; kahe -- said; upadhyaya -- Raghupati Upadhyaya.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, "Of the three ages of Krishna known as childhood, boyhood and fresh youth, which do you consider best?"
Raghupati Upadhyaya replied, "Fresh youth is the best age."
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