# Cc. Ādi 14.88 > বিপ্র কহে, — পুত্র যদি দৈব-সিদ্ধ হয় । > স্বতঃসিদ্ধজ্ঞান, তবে শিক্ষা ব্যর্থ হয় ॥৮৮॥ ## Text > vipra kahe,—putra yadi daiva-siddha haya > svataḥ-siddha-jñāna, tabe śikṣā vyartha haya ## Synonyms *vipra kahe*—the *brāhmaṇa* replied; *putra*—son; *yadi*—if; *daiva*—transcendental; *siddha*—mystic; *haya*—were; *svataḥ-siddha-jñāna*—self-illuminated perfect knowledge; *tabe*—at that time; *śikṣā*—education; *vyartha*—futile; *haya*—becomes. ## Translation **The brāhmaṇa replied, "If your son is a transcendental mystic boy with self-effulgent perfect knowledge, what is the use of your education?"** ## Purport The *brāhmaṇa* Jagannātha Miśra 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.