CC Madhya 19.199-200
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 199-200
- sakheti matvā prasabhaṁ yad uktaṁ
- he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti
- ajānatā mahimānaṁ tavedaṁ
- mayā pramādāt praṇayena vāpi
- yac cāvahāsārtham asat-kṛto ’si
- vihāra-śayyāsana-bhojaneṣu
- eko ’tha vāpy acyuta tat-samakṣaṁ
- tat kṣāmaye tvām aham aprameyam
SYNONYMS
sakhā—friend; iti—thus; matvā—thinking; prasabham—forcibly; yat—that which; uktam—was said; he kṛṣṇa—O Kṛṣṇa; he yādava—O descendant of Yadu; he sakhā—O my dear friend; iti—thus; ajānatā—without knowing; mahimānam—greatness; tava—Your; idam—this; mayā—by me; pramādāt—out of ignorance; praṇayena—out of affection; vā—or; api—certainly; yat—whatever; ca—and; avahāsa-artham—for the matter of joking; asat-kṛtaḥ—insulted; asi—You are; vihāra—while enjoying; śayyā-āsana—sitting or lying on the bed; bhojaneṣu—while eating together; ekaḥ—alone; atha vā—or; api—certainly; acyuta—O my dear Kṛṣṇa; tat-samakṣam—in the presence of others; tat—all those; kṣāmaye—ask pardon; tvām—unto You; aham—I; aprameyam—who are unlimited.
TRANSLATION
“‘Thinking of You as my friend, I have rashly addressed You “O Kṛṣṇa,” “O Yādava,” “O my friend,” not knowing Your glories. Please forgive whatever I may have done in madness or in love. I have dishonored You many times, jesting as we relaxed, lay on the same bed, or sat or ate together, sometimes alone and sometimes in front of many friends. O infallible one, please excuse me for all those offenses.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 11.41-42). In this verse, Arjuna is addressing Kṛṣṇa, who was exhibiting His universal form on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra.