Text 200] The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 375
AHS ATAT ALSTS Lz fA
Fata tAa-coleacag
MFTRA UATPIG SAT
SS WALA WASTATART |i Reo
sakheti matva prasabham yad uktarn
he krsna he yadava he sakheti
ajdnata mahimdnam tavedam
mayd pramdadat pranayena vapi
yac cavahdsartham asat-krto ‘si
vihdra-sayyasana-bhojanesu
eko ‘thavapy acyuta tat-samaksam
tat ksimaye tvam aham aprameyam
SYNONYMS
sakha—friend; iti—thus; matva—thinking; prasabham—forcibly; yat—that
which; uktam—was said; he krsna—O Krsna; he yadava —O descendant of Yadu;
he sakha—O my dear friend; iti—thus; ajdénata—without knowing;
mahimdnam —greatness; tava—Your; idam—this; mayd—by me; pramadat —out
of ignorance; pranayena—out of affection; va—or; api—certainly; yat—what-
ever; ca—and; avahdsa-artham—for the matter of joking; asat-krtah —insulted;
asi—You are; vihara—while enjoying; sayya-asana—sitting or lying on the bed;
bhojanesu—while eating together; ekah—alone; athava—or; api—certainly;
acyuta—O my dear Krsna; tat-samaksam—in the presence of others; tat—all
those; ksamaye—ask pardon; tvam—unto You; aham—I; aprameyam—who are
unlimited.
TRANSLATION
“41 have in the past addressed You as “‘O Krsna,” “‘O Yadava,” ‘“‘O my
friend’ without knowing Your glories. Please forgive whatever | have done in
madness or in love. | have dishonored You many times while we were relaxing,
lying on the same bed or eating together, sometimes alone and sometimes in
front of many friends. Please excuse me for all my offenses.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Bhagavad-gita (11.41-42). In this verse, Arjuna is ad-
dressing Krsna, who was exhibiting His universal form on the Battlefield of Kuru-
ksetra.
