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CC Madhya 5.36

Bengali

তীর্থে বিপ্রে বাক্য দিলুঁ, — কেমতে সত্য হয় ।
স্ত্রী, পুত্র, জ্ঞাতি, বন্ধু জানিবে নিশ্চয় ॥ ৩৬ ॥

Text

tīrthe vipre vākya diluṅ, — kemate satya haya
strī, putra, jñāti, bandhu jānibe niścaya

Synonyms

tīrthe — on pilgrimage; vipre — to a brāhmaṇa; vākya — word of honor; diluṅ — I have given; kemate — how; satya — true; haya — it is; strī — wife; putra — sons; jñāti — relatives; bandhu — friends; jānibe — will know; niścaya — certainly.

Translation

He began to think, “I have given my word to a brāhmaṇa in a holy place, and what I promised will certainly come to pass. I must now disclose this to my wife, sons, other relatives and friends.”