CC Madhya 5.56 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla

Madhya-līlā 5.55 - Madhya-līlā 5.57

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 56

tabe sei viprere puchila sarva-jana

‘kanyā kene nā deha, yadi diyācha vacana’

SYNONYMS

tabe—then; sei—that; viprere—brāhmaṇa; puchila—asked; sarva-jana—all the people; kanyā—daughter; kene—why; nā deha—you do not give in charity; yadi—if; diyācha—have given; vacana—word of honor.

TRANSLATION

All the people gathered there asked the elderly brāhmaṇa, “If you have already promised to give him your daughter in charity, why are you not fulfilling your promise? You have given your word of honor.”

Madhya-līlā 5.55 - Madhya-līlā 5.57