# Cc. Madhya 20.384 ## Text > krame bālya-paugaṇḍa-kaiśoratā-prāpti > rāsa-ādi līlā kare, kaiśore nitya-sthiti ## Synonyms *krame*—gradually; *bālya*—childhood; *paugaṇḍa*—boyhood; *kaiśoratā*—youth; *prāpti*—development; *rāsa*—dancing with the gopīs; *ādi*—and others; *līlā*—pastimes; *kare*—performs; *kaiśore*—in His age of pre-youth; *nitya*-*sthiti*—eternally existing. ## Translation **"Lord Kṛṣṇa exhibits His pastimes of childhood, boyhood and pre-youth. When He reaches pre-youth, He continues to exist eternally to perform His rāsa dance and other pastimes.** ## Purport The comparison made here is very interesting. Kṛṣṇa does not grow like an ordinary human being, even though He exhibits His pastimes of childhood, boyhood and pre-youth. When He reaches the age of pre-youth, *kaiśora,* He does not grow any older. He simply remains in His *kaiśora* age. He is therefore described in the *Brahma-saṁhitā* (5.33) as *nava-yauvana.* > advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam > ādyaṁ purāṇa-puruṣaṁ nava-yauvanaṁ ca > vedeṣu durlabham adurlabham ātma-bhaktau > govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi This *nava-yauvana,* or pre-youth, is the eternal transcendental form of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa never grows older than *nava-yauvana.*