तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम् । पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम् ॥ ४४ ॥
tasmāt praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṁ prasādaye tvām aham īśham īḍyam piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum
Translation
Therefore, bowing and laying my body down before You, I seek Your grace, O adorable Lord. As a father bears with his son, a friend with a friend, a lover with the beloved, so please bear with me, O God.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
इसलिए मैं शरीर को आपके चरणों में रखकर प्रणाम करते हुए, स्तुति योग्य ईश्वर आपसे प्रसन्न होने की प्रार्थना करता हूँ। हे देव! जैसे पिता पुत्र के, सखा सखा के और प्रियतम प्रिया के अपराध सह लेता है, वैसे ही आप मेरे अपराध सहने योग्य हैं।
Commentary
The three pictures of forgiveness (father and son, friend and friend, lover and beloved) were later taken up as the main moods of devotion in Vaishnava bhakti. Arjun asks to be forgiven because of love, not because he has earned it.
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