Therefore, bowing down and prostrating my body, I crave Thy forgiveness, O adorable Lord. As a father forgives his son, a friend his dear friend, a lover his beloved, even so may Thou forgive me, O God.
Word-by-word meaning
tasmāt — thereforepraṇamya — bowing downpraṇidhāya — prostratingkāyam — the bodyprasādaye — to implore gracetvām — youraham — Iīśham — the Supreme Lordīḍyam — adorablepitā — fatheriva — asputrasya — with a sonsakhā — friendiva — assakhyuḥ — with a friendpriyaḥ — a loverpriyāyāḥ — with the belovedarhasi — you shoulddeva — Lordsoḍhum — forgive
Commentary
O Lord, take me to Thy bosom as a mother does her child. Forgive me for all tht I have hitherto spoken or done. Forgive my faults. Please overlook my past mistakes. I have done this through ignorance. Now I have come to Thee in submission. I beg Your pardon now.
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 44?▼
Therefore, bowing down and prostrating my body, I crave Thy forgiveness, O adorable Lord. As a father forgives his son, a friend his dear friend, a lover his beloved, even so may Thou forgive me, O God.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 44 of Chapter 11 (Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.