BG 11.44

TEXT 44

tasmāt praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṁ
prasādaye tvām aham īśam īḍyam
piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ
priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum

SYNONYMS

tasmāt—therefore; praṇamya—offering obeisances; praṇidhāya—laying down; kāyam—the body; prasādaye—to beg mercy; tvām—unto You; aham—I; īśam—unto the Supreme Lord; īḍyam—worshipable; pitā iva—like a father; putrasya—with a son; sakhā iva—like a friend; sakhyuḥ—with a friend; priyaḥ—a lover; priyāyāḥ—with the dearmost; arhasi—You should; deva—my Lord; soḍhum—tolerate.

TRANSLATION

You are the Supreme Lord, to be worshiped by every living being. Thus I fall down to offer You my respectful obeisances and ask Your mercy. As a father tolerates the impudence of his son, a friend the impertinence of a friend, or a husband the familiarity of his wife, please tolerate the wrongs I may have done You.

PURPORT

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