# Cc. Madhya 5.57 > বিপ্র কহে, — ‘শুন, লোক, মোর নিবেদন । > কবে কি বলিয়াছি, মোর নাহিক স্মরণ ।।’ ৫৭ ।। ॥৫৭॥ ## Text > vipra kahe,—'śuna, loka, mora nivedana > kabe ki baliyāchi, mora nāhika smaraṇa' ## Synonyms *vipra kahe*—the senior *brāhmaṇa* replied; *śuna*—please hear; *loka*—all people; *mora*—my; *nivedana*—submission; *kabe*—when; *ki*—what; *baliyāchi*—I have said; *mora*—my; *nāhika*—there is not; *smaraṇa*—remembrance. ## Translation **The elderly brāhmaṇa said, "My dear friends, please hear what I have to submit. I do not exactly remember making a promise like that."**