CC Madhya 5.42
TEXT 42
- vipra bale,—“sākṣī bolāñā karibeka nyāya
- jiti’ kanyā labe, mora vyartha dharma haya”
SYNONYMS
vipra bale — the brāhmaṇa says; sākṣī — a witness; bolāñā — calling for; karibeka — there will be; nyāya — justice; jiti’ — winning; kanyā — the daughter; labe — he will take; mora — my; vyartha — meaningless; dharma — religious principles; haya — will be.
TRANSLATION
The elderly brāhmaṇa said, “If I do not give my daughter to the young brāhmaṇa, he will call Śrī Gopālajī as a witness. Thus he will take my daughter by force, and in that case my religious principles will become meaningless.”