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  "name":"Cc. Madhya 5.27",
  "h1":"Cc. Madhya 5.27",
  "label":"Text 27",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 5.27",
  "description":"\"Without the consent of all your friends and relatives, it is not possible to give me your daughter in charity. Just consider the story of Queen Rukmiṇī and her father, Bhīṣmaka."

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Cc. Madhya 5.27

Text

tā'-sabāra sammati vinā nahe kanyā-dāna
rukmiṇīra pitā bhīṣmaka tāhāte pramāṇa

Synonyms

tā'-sabāra—of all of them; sammati—consent; vinā—without; nahe—not; kanyā-dāna—giving the daughter in charity; rukmiṇīra—of Queen Rukmiṇī; pitā—father; bhīṣmaka—of the name Bhīṣmaka; tāhāte—of that; pramāṇa—evidence.

Translation

“Without the consent of all your friends and relatives, it is not possible to give me your daughter in charity. Just consider the story of Queen Rukmiṇī and her father, Bhīṣmaka.