# Cc. Madhya 19.103 ## Text > bālya, paugaṇḍa, kaiśore, śreṣṭha māna' kāya? > 'vayaḥ kaiśorakaṁ dhyeyaṁ'—kahe upādhyāya ## Synonyms *bālya*—childhood; *paugaṇḍa*—the boyhood age before youth; *kaiśore*—the beginning of youth; *śreṣṭha*—best; *māna'*—you think; *kāya*—which; *vayaḥ*—the age; *kaiśorakam*—*kaiśora* or fresh youth; *dhyeyam*—most worshipable; *kahe*—said; *upādhyāya*—Raghupati Upādhyāya. ## Translation **Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, "Of the three ages of Kṛṣṇa known as childhood, boyhood and fresh youth, which do you consider best?" Raghupati Upādhyāya replied, "Fresh youth is the best age."**