Text 90] Lord Caitanya’s Childhood Pastimes 177

vipra kahe,—putra yadi daiva-siddha haya
svatah-siddha-jfdna, tabe siksd vyartha haya
SYNONYMS
vipra kahe—the brahmana repiied; putra—son; yadi—if; daiva—transcendenta!;
siddha—mystic; haya—wete ; svatah-siddha-jfidna—self-illuminated perfect knowledge;
tabe—at that time; siks@—education; vyartha—futile; haya—becomes.
TRANSLATION
The brahmana replied: ‘If your son is a transcendental mystic boy with self-
effulgent perfect knowledge, what is the use of your education?”
PURPORT

The brahmana Jagannatha Misra 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.

TEXT 89

fact SCE, — “FS CHCA ATE TATRA |
wut Prete qt — YCaRn fee W” vd I

misra kahe,—'“‘putra kene nahe nardyana
tathdpi pitara dharma——-putrera siksana”’
SYNONYMS

misra kahe—jSagannatha Misra replied; putra—my son; Rene—may be; nahe—why
not; nardyana—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tathapi—still; pitara—of a
father; dharma—the duty; putrera—of the son; siksana—instruction.

TRANSLATION

Jagannatha Misra replied: ‘‘Even if my son is not a common man but Narayana,
still it is the duty of a father to instruct his son.”
TEXT 90

AUIS TCE BIA WA fasta |
Frowsiernn firrera, atfe wica wid nde 4

ei-mate dunhe karena dharmera vicdra
visuddha-vatsalya misrera, nahi jane Gra
