Megillah 24B

הכא נמי, איכא נצויי אביו ונצויי רבו.

Here, also, according to Rabba bar Shimi, it is to prevent his father or teacher from quarreling.

פוחח פורס על שמע וכו׳. בעא מיניה עולא בר רב מאביי: קטן פוחח מהו שיקרא בתורה?

§ We learned in the Mishnah: One whose limbs are exposed [poḥe’aḥ] may recite the introductory prayers and blessing before Shema and translate the Torah reading into Aramaic, but he may not read from the Torah. Ulla bar Rav raised a dilemma before Abaye: What is the halakha with regard to whether a minor whose limbs are exposed may read from the Torah? Can it be argued that a minor’s bare limbs do not fall under the category of nakedness, and therefore it is permitted for him to read the Torah despite the fact that parts of his body are exposed?

אמר ליה: ותיבעי לך ערום! ערום מאי טעמא לא ⁠— משום כבוד צבור, הכא נמי משום כבוד צבור.

Abaye said to him: And according to this reasoning, raise the dilemma with regard to a minor who is totally naked. What is the reason that a minor who is naked may not read the Torah? It is due to respect for the public. Here, too, a poḥe’aḥ may not read from the Torah due to respect for the public.

סומא פורס על שמע וכו׳. תניא, אמרו לו לרבי יהודה: הרבה צפו לדרוש במרכבה, ולא ראו אותה מימיהם.

The Mishnah continues: One who is blind may recite the introductory prayers and blessing before Shema, and he may also translate the Torah reading into Aramaic. R' Yehuda says: Anyone who has not seen the luminaries in his life may not recite the first of the blessings before Shema, which is the blessing over the luminaries. It is taught in a baraita that they said to R' Yehuda: Many have seen enough with their mind to expound upon the Divine Chariot, although they have never actually seen it. Similarly, even one who has never seen the luminaries may recite the blessing.