CC Ādi 14.88
Bengali
বিপ্র কহে,—পুত্র যদি দৈব–সিদ্ধ হয় ।
স্বতঃসিদ্ধজ্ঞান, তবে শিক্ষা ব্যর্থ হয় ॥ ৮৮ ॥
স্বতঃসিদ্ধজ্ঞান, তবে শিক্ষা ব্যর্থ হয় ॥ ৮৮ ॥
Verse text
vipra kahe, — putra yadi daiva-siddha haya
svataḥ-siddha-jñāna, tabe śikṣā vyartha haya
svataḥ-siddha-jñāna, tabe śikṣā vyartha haya
Synonyms
Translation
The brāhmaṇa replied, “If your son is a transcendental mystic boy with self-effulgent perfect knowledge, what is the use of your education?”
Purport
The brāhmaṇa Jagannātha Miśra saw in his dream told him that his son was not an ordinary human being. If He were a transcendental person, He would have self-effulgent knowledge, and thus there would be no need to educate Him.