CC Madhya 16.144 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

Madhya-līlā 16.143 - Madhya-līlā 16.145

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 144

tumi jāna, kṛṣṇa nija-pratijñā chāḍilā

bhakta kṛpā-vaśe bhīṣmera pratijñā rākhilā

SYNONYMS

tumi jāna—you know; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; nija-pratijñā—His own promise; chāḍilā—gave up; bhakta kṛpā-vaśe—being obliged by the devotional service of a devotee; bhīṣmera—of Grandfather Bhīṣma; pratijñā rākhilā—kept the promise.

TRANSLATION

“You should know that Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself violated His own promise just to keep the promise of Grandfather Bhīṣma.

Madhya-līlā 16.143 - Madhya-līlā 16.145