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Šrji Caitanya -caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā. Ch. 5]]
nāhi kahi—nā kahio e mithyā-vacana  
 sabe kahibe—‘mora kichu nāhika smarana’
SYNONYMS
nāhi kahi —I did not say;  nā kahio —do not say; e—this;  mithyā-vacana —false statement;  sabe —only;  kahibe —you shall say;  mora —my;  kichu —anything;  nāhika —not;  smarana —remembrance.
TRANSLATION
“You do not have to flatly deny that you spoke such a thing. There is no need to make a false statement. Simply say that you do not remember what you said.
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তুমি ষদি কহ,—‘আমি কিছুই না জানি’ । তবে আমি ল্যায় করি’ ব্রাহ্মণেরে জিনি ॥” ৪৫ ॥
tumi yadi kaha,—‘āmi kichui nā jāni’ tabe āmi nyāya kari’ brāhmaṇere jini’’
SYNONYMS
tumi —you;  yadi —if;  kaha —say;  āmi kichui nā jāni —I do not remember anything;  tabe —in that case;  āmi —I;  nyāya kari' —arguing;  brāhmaṇere —the younger  brāhmaṇa ;  jini —shall conquer.
TRANSLATION
“If you simply say, ‘I do not remember,’ I shall take care of the rest. By argument, I shall defeat the young brāhmaṇa.”
PURPORT
The son of the elderly  brāhmaṇa  was an atheist and a follower of the Raghunātha-smṛti. He was very expert in dealing with pounds-shillings-pence, but he was fool number one. Consequently, he did not believe in the spiritual position of the Deity, nor did he have any faith in the Supreme Personality of God-head. Therefore, as a typical idol worshiper, he considered the form of the Lord to be made of stone or wood. Thus he assured his father that the witness was only a stone Deity and was not capable of speaking. Besides that, he assured his father that the Deity was situated far away and consequently could not come to bear witness. In essence, he was saying: "Have no anxiety. You do not have to lie directly, but you should speak like a diplomat, like King Yudhiṣṭhira when he