सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति । अजानता महिमानं तवेदं मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि ॥ ४१ ॥
sakheti matvā prasabhaṁ yad uktaṁ he kṛiṣhṇa he yādava he sakheti ajānatā mahimānaṁ tavedaṁ mayā pramādāt praṇayena vāpi
Translation
Thinking of You as a friend, I rashly called You "O Krishna, O Yadav, O friend," not knowing Your greatness, out of carelessness or even affection;
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
आपको सखा मानकर, आपकी इस महिमा को न जानते हुए, मैंने प्रमाद से या प्रेम से भी जो हठपूर्वक "हे कृष्ण, हे यादव, हे सखा" कहा,
Commentary
Now Arjun remembers years of easy friendship and feels embarrassed. He called the Lord of the universe by his first name and his clan name. Yet he admits it happened "out of affection" (pranayena). This tension between reverence and intimacy runs through all of bhakti, and Krishna will resolve it in his own way.
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