SB 1.6.8
TEXT 8
- ahaṁ ca tad-brahma-kule
- ūṣivāṁs tad-upekṣayā
- dig-deśa-kālāvyutpanno
- bālakaḥ pañca-hāyanaḥ
SYNONYMS
aham — I; ca — also; tat — that; brahma-kule — in the school of the brāhmaṇas; ūṣivān — lived; tat — her; upekṣayā — being dependent on; dik-deśa — direction and country; kāla — time; avyutpannaḥ — having no experience; bālakaḥ — a mere child; pañca — five; hāyanaḥ — years old.
TRANSLATION
When I was a mere child of five years, I lived in a brāhmaṇa school. I was dependent on my mother's affection and had no experience of different lands.