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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.19.26
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 26
- taṁ dvyaṣṭa-varṣaṁ su-kumāra-pāda-
- karoru-bāhv-aṁsa-kapola-gātram
- cārv-āyatākṣonnasa-tulya-karṇa-
- subhrv-ānanaṁ kambu-sujāta-kaṇṭham
tamhim — him; dvisixteen-aṣṭasixteen — sixteen; varṣamyears — years; sudelicate-kumāradelicate — delicate; pādalegs — legs; karahands — hands; ūruthighs — thighs; bāhuarms — arms; aṁsashoulders — shoulders; kapolaforehead — forehead; gātrambody — body; cārubeautiful — beautiful; āyatabroad — broad; akṣaeyes — eyes; unnasahigh nose — high nose; tulyasimilar — similar; karṇaears — ears; subhrunice brows — nice brows; ānanamface — face; kambuconchshell — conchshell; sujātanicely built — nicely built; kaṇṭhamneck — neck.
This son of Vyāsadeva was only sixteen years old. His legs, hands, thighs, arms, shoulders, forehead and the other parts of his body were all delicately formed. His eyes were beautifully wide, and his nose and ears were highly raised. He had a very attractive face, and his neck was well formed and beautiful like a conchshell.
A respectable personality is described beginning with the legs, and this honored system is observed here with Śukadeva Gosvāmī. He was only sixteen years of age. A person is honored for his achievements and not for advanced age. A person can be older by experience and not by age. Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who is described herein as the son of Vyāsadeva, was by his knowledge more experienced than all the sages present there, although he was only sixteen years old.