Chapter 11 · Verse 42
Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God
यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु। एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्
yach chāvahāsārtham asat-kṛito ’si vihāra-śhayyāsana-bhojaneṣhu eko ’tha vāpy achyuta tat-samakṣhaṁ tat kṣhāmaye tvām aham aprameyam
Word Meanings
yat — whatever; cha — also; avahāsa-artham — humorously; asat-kṛitaḥ — disrespectfully; asi — you were; vihāra — while at play; śhayyā — while resting; āsana — while sitting; bhojaneṣhu — while eating; ekaḥ — (when) alone; athavā — or; api — even; achyuta — Krishna, the infallible one; tat-samakṣham — before others; tat — all that; kṣhāmaye — beg for forgiveness; tvām — from you; aham — I; aprameyam — immeasurable
Translation
And whatever disrespect I have shown You in jest—while at play, resting, sitting, or eating, whether alone or before others—for all that, O Achyuta, I beg forgiveness of You, the immeasurable one.
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