Bg 11.44

TEXT 44

TEXT

तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम् ।
पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम् ॥ ४४ ॥

tasmat pranamya pranidhaya kayam

prasadaye tvam aham isam idyam

piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuh

priyah priyayarhasi deva sodhum

tasmat-therefore; pranamya-after offering obeisances; pranidhaya-laying down; kayam-body; prasadaye-to beg mercy; tvam-unto you; aham-I; isam-unto the Supreme Lord; idyam-who is worshipable; pita iva-like a father; putrasya-of a son; sakha iva-like a friend; sakhyuh-of a friend; priyah-lover; priyayah-of the dearmost; arhasi-You should; deva-my Lord; sodhum-tolerate.

TRANSLATION

You are the Supreme Lord, to be worshiped by every living being. Thus I fall down to offer You my respects and ask Your mercy. Please tolerate the wrongs that I may have done to You and bear with me as a father with his son, or a friend with his friend, or a lover with his beloved.

PURPORT

Krsna's devotees relate to Krsna in various relationships; one might treat Krsna as a son, one might treat Krsna as a husband, as a friend, as a master, etc. Krsna and Arjuna are related in friendship. As the father tolerates, or the husband or master tolerates, so Krsna tolerates.

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