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The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla
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tabe āmi gopālere sākşī kariñā kahilāṅ tāṅra pade minati kariñā
SYNONYMS
tabe —at that time;  āmi —l;  gopālere —to the Gopāla Deity;  sākṣī —the witness;  kariñā —making;  kahilāṅ —said;  tāṅra pade —at His lotus feet;  minati —humility;  kariñā —making.
TRANSLATION
“Accepting the Gopāla Deity as my witness, I then submitted the following at His lotus feet.
TEXT 75
যদি এঁই বিশ্র মোরে না দিবে কন্যাদান । সাক্ষী বোলাইমু তোমায়, হুইও সাবধান ॥ ৭৫ ॥
yadi ei vipra more nā dibe kanyā-dāna sākṣī bolāimu tomāya, ha-io sāvadhāna
SYNONYMS
yadi —if;  ei —this;  vipra — brāhmaṇa ;  more —to me;  nā —not;  dibe —will give;  kanyā-dāna —his daughter in charity;  sākṣī bolāimu —I shall call as witness;  tomāya —You;  ha-io sāvadhāna —kindly be attentive.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘If this brāhmaṇa later hesitates to give me his daughter, my dear Lord, I shall call on You as a witness. Please note this with care and attention.’
TEXT 76
এই বাক্যে সাক্ষী মোর আছে মহাজন। যাঁর বাক্য সত্য করি মানে ত্রিভুবন ॥” ৭৬ ॥
ei vākye sākṣī mora āche mahājana yāṅra vākya satya kari māne tribhuvana”
SYNONYMS
ei vākye —in this statement;  sākṣī —witness;  mora —my;  āche —there is;  mahājana —a great personality;  yāṅra —whose;  vākya —words;  satya —true;  kari —taking as;  māne —accepts;  tri-bhuvana —the whole world.