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chota-vipra kahe,--"yadi kanya dite mana

gopalera age kaha e satya-vacana"

SYNONYMS

chota-vipra kahe—the younger brahmana replies; yadi—if; kanya—daughter; dite—to give in charity; mana—the mind; gopalera—of the Gopala Deity; age—in front; kaha—say; e—these; satya-vacana—words in truth.

The younger brahmana replied, “If you have decided to give your young daughter to me, then say so before the Gopala Deity.”