# Cc. Madhya 5.72 ## 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.**