Text 83]
The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla
151
TRANSLATION
The young brāhmaṇa took this opportunity to speak: “Please write this down on paper in black and white so that you may not again change your word of honor.”
TEXT 822
তবে সব লোক মেলি’ পত্র ত’ লিখিল । 
তুঁহার সন্মতি লঞা মধ্যস্থ রাখিল ॥ ৮২ ॥
tabe saba loka meli’ patra ta’ likhila duṅhāra sammati lañā madhyastha rākhila
SYNONYMS
tabe —then;  saba loka —all the people;  meli' —gathered together;  patra —paper;  ta' —indeed;  likhila —wrote;  duṅhāra —of both of them;  sammati —the agreement;  lañā —taking;  madhya-stha —as mediator;  rākhila —remained.
TRANSLATION
All the assembled people got this statement down in black and white and, taking the signatures of agreement from both of them, served as the mediators.
TEXT 83
তবে ছোটবিপ্র কছে,—শুন, সর্বজন । এই বিপ্র—সত্য-বাক্য, ধর্মপরায়ণ ॥ ৮৩ ॥
tabe choṭa-vipra kahe,—śuna, sarva-jana ei vipra—satya-vākya, dharma-parāyaṇa
SYNONYMS
tabe —at that time;  choṭa-vipra —the young  brāhmaṇa ;  kahe —says;  śuna —please hear;  sarva-jana —O all gentlemen present here;  ei vipra —this elderly  brāhmaṇa ;  satya-vākya —always truthful;  dharma-parāyaṇa —religious.
TRANSLATION
The young brāhmaṇa then said: “Will all you gentlemen present please hear me? This elderly brāhmaṇa is certainly truthful and is following religious principles.