CC Madhya 5.84 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.