Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 16 Verse 144

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 16.144

tumi jāna, kṛṣṇa nija-pratijñā chāḍilā

bhakta kṛpā-vaśe bhīṣmera pratijñā rākhilā

SYNONYMS

tumi jāna — you know; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; nija-pratijñā — His own promise; chāḍilā — gave up; bhakta kṛpā-vaśe — being obliged by the devotional service of a devotee; bhīṣmera — of Grandfather Bhīṣma; pratijñā rākhilā — kept the promise.

TRANSLATION

"You should know that Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself violated His own promise just to keep the promise of Grandfather Bhīṣma.

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