CC Madhya 5.84
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.