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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 84

sva-vākya chāḍite iṅhāra nāhi kabhu mana
svajana-mṛtyu-bhaye kahe asatya-vacana

SYNONYMS

sva-vākya—his own promise; chāḍite—to give up; iṅhāra—of this brāhmaṇa; nāhi—not; kabhu—at any time; mana—the mind; sva-jana—of his own kinsmen; mṛtyu-bhaye—fearing the suicide; kahe—says; asatya-vacana—untruthful words.

TRANSLATION

“He had no desire to break his promise, but fearing that his kinsmen would commit suicide, he deviated from the truth.