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CC Antya 5.140

‘বাচাল’ কহিয়ে — ‘বেদপ্রবর্তক’ ধন্য ।
‘বালিশ’ — তথাপি ‘শিশু-প্রায়’ গর্বশূন্য ॥ ১৪০ ॥
‘vācāla’ kahiye — ‘veda-pravartaka’ dhanya
‘bāliśa’ — tathāpi ‘śiśu-prāya’ garva-śūnya

Synonyms

vācālatalkative; kahiyeI say; veda-pravartakaone who can speak with the authority of the Vedas; dhanyaglorious; bāliśachildish; tathāpistill; śiśu-prāyalike a child; garva-śūnyawithout 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.