CC Madhya 5.40 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla

Madhya-līlā 5.39 - Madhya-līlā 5.41

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 40

vipra bale,--"tīrtha-vākya kemane kari āna

ye ha-uk, se ha-uka, āmi diba kanyā-dāna"

SYNONYMS

vipra bale—the brāhmaṇa says; tīrtha-vākya—the promise made on the pilgrimage; kemane—how; kari—I shall do; āna—otherwise; ye ha-uk—whatever may be; se ha-uka—let it take place; āmi—I; diba—shall give; kanyā-dāna—my daughter in charity.

TRANSLATION

The elderly brāhmaṇa said, "How can I undo the promise I made in a holy place while on pilgrimage? Whatever may happen, I must give him my daughter in charity."

Madhya-līlā 5.39 - Madhya-līlā 5.41