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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.84
স্ববাক্য ছাড়িতে ইঁহার নাহি কভু মন ।
স্বজন-মৃত্যু-ভয়ে কহে অসত্য-বচন ॥ ৮৪ ॥
sva-vākya chāḍite iṅhāra nāhi kabhu mana
svajana-mṛtyu-bhaye kahe asatya-vacana
“He had no desire to break his promise, but fearing that his kinsmen would commit suicide, he deviated from the truth.
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The elderly brāhmaṇa had no desire to break his promise.
He feared that his kinsmen would commit suicide.
The young brāhmaṇa explained that this fear had led him to deviate from the truth.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When all the respectable gentlemen of Vidyānagara were assembled, Gopālajī testified to the promise of the elderly brāhmaṇa. Thus the marriage was performed.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might fear influence my willingness to keep a promise?
Identify one promise you feel afraid to keep, and write down the fear without excusing a departure from truth.
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