CC Madhya 5.42 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 42
- vipra bale,—“sākṣī bolāñā karibeka nyāya
- jiti’ kanyā labe, mora vyartha dharma haya”
SYNONYMS
vipra bale—the brāhmaṇa says; sākṣī—a witness; bolāñā—calling for; karibeka—there will be; nyāya—justice; jiti’—winning; kanyā—the daughter; labe—he will take; mora—my; vyartha—meaningless; dharma—religious principles; haya—will be.
TRANSLATION
The elderly brāhmaṇa said, “If I do not give my daughter to the young brāhmaṇa, he will call Śrī Gopālajī as a witness. Thus he will take my daughter by force, and in that case my religious principles will become meaningless.”