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  "name":"Cc. Madhya 5.44",
  "h1":"Cc. Madhya 5.44",
  "label":"Text 44",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 5.44",
  "description":"\"You do not have to flatly deny that you spoke such a thing. There is no need to make a false statement. Simply say that you do not remember what you said."

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Cc. Madhya 5.44

Text

nāhi kahi—nā kahio e mithyā-vacana
sabe kahibe—'mora kichu nāhika smaraṇa'

Synonyms

nāhikahi—I did not say; nā kahio—do not say; e—this; mithyā-vacana—false statement; sabe—only; kahibe—you shall say; mora—my; kichu—anything; nāhika—not; smaraṇa—remembrance.

Translation

“You do not have to flatly deny that you spoke such a thing. There is no need to make a false statement. Simply say that you do not remember what you said.