# Cc. Madhya 16.144 > তুমি জান, কৃষ্ণ নিজ-প্রতিজ্ঞা ছাড়িলা । > ভক্ত কৃপা-বশে ভীষ্মের প্রতিজ্ঞা রাখিলা ॥১৪৪॥ ## Text > tumi jāna, kṛṣṇa nija-pratijñā chāḍilā > bhakta kṛpā-vaśe bhīṣmera pratijñā rākhilā ## Synonyms *tumi jāna*—you know; *kṛṣṇa*—Lord Kṛṣṇa; *nija-pratijñā*—His own promise; *chāḍilā*—gave up; *bhakta kṛpā-vaśe*—being obliged by the devotional service of a devotee; *bhīṣmera*—of Grandfather Bhīṣma; *pratijñā rākhilā*—kept the promise. ## Translation **"You should know that Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself violated His own promise just to keep the promise of Grandfather Bhīṣma.**