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CC 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

Synonyms

tumi jānayou know; kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa; nija-pratijñāHis own promise; chāḍilāgave up; bhakta kṛpā-vaśebeing obliged by the devotional service of a devotee; bhīṣmeraof Grandfather Bhīṣma; pratijñā rākhilākept the promise.

Translation

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