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Ādi 14: Lord Caitanya’s Childhood Pastimes
CC Ādi 14.87
putrera lālana-śikṣā — pitāra sva-dharma
āmi nā śikhāle kaiche janibe dharma-marma
Word for word:
putrera
— of the son;
lālana
— maintenance;
śikṣā
— education;
pitara
— of the father;
sva
-
dharma
— duty;
āmi
— if I;
nā
— do not;
śikhāle
— give education;
kaiche
— how;
janibe
— He will know;
dharma
-
marma
— religion and morality.
Translation:
“It is the duty of a father to educate his son in both religion and morality. If I do not give Him this education, how will He know of it?”
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