228 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 16
TEXT 144
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tumi jana, krsna nija-pratijha chadila
bhakta krpa-vase bhismera pratijfia rakhila
SYNONYMS
tumi jana—you know; krspa—Lord Krsna; nija-pratijAd—His own promise;
chadila—gave up; bhakta krpa-vase—being obliged by the devotional service of
a devotee; bhismera—of Grandfather Bhisma; pratijAa rakhila—kept the promise.
TRANSLATION
“You should know that Lord Krsna Himself violated His own promise just to
keep the promise of Grandfather Bhisma.
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svanigamam apahaya mat-pratijiam
rtam adhikartum avapluto ratha-sthah
dhrta-ratha-carano ‘bhyayac caladgur
harir iva hantum ibharh gatottariyah
SYNONYMS
sva-nigamam—His own promise not to take a weapon and fight on behalf of
the Pandavas; apahaya—giving up; mat-pratijiam—my promise; rtam—true;
adhikartum—to make more; avaplutah—having jumped down; ratha-sthah—
who was on the chariot (Lord Krsna); dhrta—who took up; ratha-caranah—the
wheel of the chariot; abhyayat—ran forward; calat-guh—making the entire
planet tremble; harih—a lion; iva—like; hantum—to kill; ibham—an elephant;
gata-uttarlyah —losing the outer garment.
TRANSLATION
“Intending to make my promise true, Lord Krsna broke His own promise
not to take up a weapon at Kuruksetra. With His outer garment falling off,
