CC 2.5.44

nāhi kahi — nā kahio e mithyā-vacana
sabe kahibe — 'mora kichu nāhika smaraṇa'

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; smaraṇa - remembrance.

Text

“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.

Purport

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 5: The Activities of Sakshi-gopala. Text 44

“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.