CC Antya 5.140
Antya-līlā, Chapter 5, Text 140
‘বাচাল’ কহিয়ে — ‘বেদপ্রবর্তক’ ধন্য ।
‘বালিশ’ — তথাপি ‘শিশু-প্রায়’ গর্বশূন্য ॥ ১৪০ ॥
‘বালিশ’ — তথাপি ‘শিশু-প্রায়’ গর্বশূন্য ॥ ১৪০ ॥
‘vācāla’ kahiye — ‘veda-pravartaka’ dhanya
‘bāliśa’ — tathāpi ‘śiśu-prāya’ garva-śūnya
‘bāliśa’ — tathāpi ‘śiśu-prāya’ garva-śūnya
Word by word
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.”