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CC Antya 16.68

শিবানন্দ বালকেরে বহু যত্ন করিলা ।
তবু সেই বালক কৃষ্ণনাম না কহিলা ॥ ৬৮ ॥
śivānanda bālakere bahu yatna karilā
tabu sei bālaka kṛṣṇa-nāma nā kahilā

Synonyms

śivānandaŚivānanda Sena; bālakereunto the boy; bahumuch; yatnaendeavor; karilādid; tabustill; sei bālakathat boy; kṛṣṇa-nāmathe name of Kṛṣṇa; kahilādid not utter.

Translation

Although Śivānanda Sena tried with much endeavor to get his boy to speak Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, the boy would not utter it.