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Chapter 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla

Verse 40 of 159
Cc Madhya 5.40

বিপ্র বলে,—"তীর্থবাক্য কেমনে করি আন যে হৌক্, সে হৌক, আমি দিব কন্যাদান"

विप्र बले,—"तीर्थवाक्य केमने करि आन ये हौक्, से हौक, आमि दिब कन्यादान"

vipra bale,—"tīrtha-vākya kemane kari āna ye hauk, se hauka, 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 hauk—whatever may be; se hauk—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."

Verse 40 of 159