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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 5.140
'vācāla' kahiye — 'veda-pravartaka' dhanya
'bāliśa' — tathāpi 'śiśu-prāya' garva-śūnya
SYNONYMS
vācāla — talkative; kahiye — I say; veda-pravartaka — one who can speak with the authority of the Vedas; dhanya — glorious; bāliśa — childish; tathāpi — still; śiśu-prāya — like a child; garva-śūnya — without 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.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness