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balya, pauganda, kaisore, srestha mana’ kaya?
’vayah kaisorakam dhyeyam’--kahe upadhyaya
SYNONYMS
balya—childhood; pauganda—the boyhood age before youth; kaisore—the beginning of youth; srestha—best; mana’-you think; kaya—which; vayah—the age; kaisorakam—kaisora or fresh youth; dhyeyam—most worshipable; kahe—said; upadhyaya—Raghupati Upadhyaya.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, “Of the three ages of Krsna known as childhood, boyhood and fresh youth, which do you consider best?” Raghupati Upadhyaya replied, “Fresh youth is the best age.”