# Cc. Antya 5.140 ## Text > 'vācāla kahiye—'veda-pravartaka' dhanya > 'bāliśa'—tathāpi 'śiśu-prāya' garva-śūnya ## Synonyms *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. ## Translation **"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.**