tabe - at that time; āmi - I; kahilāṅ - said; dṛḍha kari' mana - fixing my mind; gopālera āge - in front of the Gopāla Deity; kaha - speak; e-satya vacana - this truthful statement.

“At that time I concentrated my mind and requested the brāhmaṇa to make the promise before the Gopāla Deity.