Bhagavad Gita 11.44
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्। पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।
tasmāt praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṁ prasādaye tvām aham īśham īḍyam piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tasmāt | tasmāt | therefore |
| praṇamya | praṇamya | bowing down |
| praṇidhāya | praṇidhāya | prostrating |
| kāyam | kāyam | the body |
| prasādaye | prasādaye | to implore grace |
| tvām | tvām | your |
| aham | aham | I |
| īśham | īśham | the Supreme Lord |
| īḍyam | īḍyam | adorable |
| pitā | pitā | father |
| iva | iva | as |
| putrasya | putrasya | with a son |
| sakhā | sakhā | friend |
| iva | iva | as |
| sakhyuḥ | sakhyuḥ | with a friend |
| priyaḥ | priyaḥ | a lover |
| priyāyāḥ | priyāyāḥ | with the beloved |
| arhasi | arhasi | you should |
| deva | deva | Lord |
| soḍhum | soḍhum | forgive |
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.
इसलिये हे भगवन्! मैं शरीर के द्वारा साष्टांग प्रणिपात करके स्तुति के योग्य आप ईश्वर को प्रसन्न होने के लिये प्रार्थना करता हूँ। हे देव! जैसे पिता पुत्र के, मित्र अपने मित्र के और प्रिय अपनी प्रिया के(अपराध को क्षमा करता है), वैसे ही आप भी मेरे अपराधों को क्षमा कीजिये।।