# Cc. Madhya 5.72
> তবে আমি কহিলাঙ দৃঢ় করি’ মন ।
> গোপালের আগে কহ এ-সত্য বচন ॥৭২॥
## Text
> tabe āmi kahilāṅ dṛḍha kari' mana
> gopālera āge kaha e-satya vacana
## Synonyms
*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.
## Translation
**"At that time I concentrated my mind and requested the brāhmaṇa to make the promise before the Gopāla Deity.**