CC Madhya 16.144

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

Madhya-līlā 16.143 - Madhya-līlā 16.145

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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