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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.144
তুমি জান, কৃষ্ণ নিজ-প্রতিজ্ঞা ছাড়িলা ।
ভক্ত কৃপা-বশে ভীষ্মের প্রতিজ্ঞা রাখিলা ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
tumi jāna, kṛṣṇa nija-pratijñā chāḍilā
bhakta kṛpā-vaśe bhīṣmera pratijñā rākhilā
“You should know that Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself violated His own promise just to keep the promise of Grandfather Bhīṣma.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself violated His own promise.
He did so just to keep the promise of Grandfather Bhīṣma.
In this incident, Kṛṣṇa allowed Bhīṣma’s promise to stand rather than His own.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When the devotees bade farewell to the Lord, the Lord was determined to go to Vṛndāvana, and on the day of Vijaya-daśamī, He departed. Mahārāja Pratāparudra made various arrangements for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s trip to Vṛndāvana.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Kṛṣṇa’s choice reveal about His regard for Grandfather Bhīṣma?
Spend a moment remembering that Kṛṣṇa broke His own promise to keep Bhīṣma’s promise.
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