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CC Madhya 16.144

Bengali

তুমি জান, কৃষ্ণ নিজ-প্রতিজ্ঞা ছাড়িলা ।
ভক্ত কৃপা-বশে ভীষ্মের প্রতিজ্ঞা রাখিলা ॥ ১৪৪ ॥

Text

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.