Gita Verse 11.42

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 11, Verse 42

Sanskrit Verse

यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि

विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु।

एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं

तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्।।11.42।।

Transliteration

yach chāvahāsārtham asat-kṛito ’si

vihāra-śhayyāsana-bhojaneṣhu

eko ’tha vāpy achyuta tat-samakṣhaṁ

tat kṣhāmaye tvām aham aprameyam

Word meanings

yat—whatever; cha—also; avahāsa-artham—humorously; asat-kṛitaḥ—disrespectfully; asi—you were; vihāra—while at play; śhayyā—while resting; āsana—while sitting; bhojaneṣhu—while eating; ekaḥ—(when) alone; athavā—or; api—even; achyuta—Krishna, the infallible one; tat-samakṣham—before others; tat—all that; kṣhāmaye—beg for forgiveness; tvām—from you; aham—I; aprameyam—immeasurable

Swami Sivananda's translation

In whatever way I may have insulted You for the sake of fun, while at play, reposing, sitting, or at meals, when alone (with You), O Krishna, or in company, that I implore You, immeasurable one, to forgive.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 11