iṅhāra puṇye kṛṣṇe āni' sākṣī bolāiba
tabe ei viprera satya-pratijñā rākhiba

 iṅhāra puṇye - by his piety; kṛṣṇe - Lord Kṛṣṇa; āni' - bringing; sākṣī - witness; bolāiba - I shall call; tabe - at that time; ei viprera - of this brāhmaṇa; satya - truthful; pratijñā - the promise; rākhiba - I shall keep.


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“By the piety of the elderly brāhmaṇa, I shall call the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a witness. Thus I shall keep his truthful promise intact.”

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