CC Madhya 5.84

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.

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