CC Madhya 16.144 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.