—json {
"name":"Cc. Antya 5.140", "h1":"Cc. Antya 5.140", "label":"Text 140", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 5.140", "description":"\"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."
} —
'vācāla kahiye—'veda-pravartaka' dhanya
'bāliśa'—tathāpi 'śiśu-prāya' garva-śūnya
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.
“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.