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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 5.84
sva-vākya chāḍite ińhāra nāhi kabhu mana
svajana-mṛtyu-bhaye kahe asatya-vacana
SYNONYMS
sva-vākya — his own promise; chāḍite — to give up; ińhāra — 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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