# Cc. Madhya 5.40 ## Text > vipra bale,—"tīrtha-vākya kemane kari āna > ye ha-uk, se ha-uka, āmi diba kanyā-dāna" ## Synonyms *vipra* *bale*—the *brāhmaṇa* says; *tīrtha*-*vākya*—the promise made on the pilgrimage; *kemane*—how; *kari*—I shall do; *āna*—otherwise; *ye* *ha*-*uk*—whatever may be; *se* *ha*-*uka*—let it take place; *āmi*—I; *diba*—shall give; *kanyā*-*dāna*—my daughter in charity. ## Translation **The elderly brāhmaṇa said, "How can I undo the promise I made in a holy place while on pilgrimage? Whatever may happen, I must give him my daughter in charity."**