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TEXTS 41-42

TEXTS 41-42

Devanagari

Devanagari

सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं
हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति ।
अजानता महिमानं तवेदं
मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि ॥ ४१ ॥
यच्च‍ावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि
विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु ।
एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं
तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम् ॥ ४२ ॥

Text

Texte

sakheti matvā prasabhaṁ yad uktaṁ
he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti
ajānatā mahimānaṁ tavedaṁ
mayā pramādāt praṇayena vāpi
sakheti matvā prasabhaṁ yad uktaṁ
he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti
ajānatā mahimānaṁ tavedaṁ
mayā pramādāt praṇayena vāpi
yac cāvahāsārtham asat-kṛto ’si
vihāra-śayyāsana-bhojaneṣu
eko ’tha vāpy acyuta tat-samakṣaṁ
tat kṣāmaye tvām aham aprameyam
yac cāvahāsārtham asat-kṛto ’si
vihāra-śayyāsana-bhojaneṣu
eko ’tha vāpy acyuta tat-samakṣaṁ
tat kṣāmaye tvām aham aprameyam

Synonyms

Synonyms

sakhā — friend; iti — thus; matvā — thinking; prasabham — presumptuously; yat — whatever; uktam — said; he kṛṣṇa — O Kṛṣṇa; he yādava — O Yādava; he sakhe — O my dear friend; iti — thus; ajānatā — without knowing; mahimānam — glories; tava — Your; idam — this; mayā — by me; pramādāt — out of foolishness; praṇayena — out of love; api — either; yat — whatever; ca — also; avahāsa-artham — for joking; asat-kṛtaḥ — dishonored; asi — You have been; vihāra — in relaxation; śayyā — in lying down; āsana — in sitting; bhojaneṣu — or while eating together; ekaḥ — alone; atha — or; api — also; acyuta — O infallible one; tat-samakṣam — among companions; tat — all those; kṣāmaye — ask forgiveness; tvām — from You; aham — I; aprameyam — immeasurable.

sakhā: ami; iti: ainsi; matvā: pensant; prasabham: impudemment; yat: quoi que; uktam: dit; he kṛṣṇa: ô Kṛṣṇa; he yādava: ô Yādava; he sakhe: ô mon cher ami; iti: ainsi; ajānatā: sans savoir; mahimānam: gloires; tava: Tes; idam: cela; mayā: par moi; pramādāt: par sottise; praṇayena: par amour; va api: ou; yat: quoi que; ca: aussi; avahāsārtham: par plaisanterie; asat-kṛtaḥ: déshonoré; asi: Tu as été; vihāra: dans la détente; śayyā: allongés; āsana: assis; bhojaneṣu: ou en mangeant ensemble; ekaḥ: seuls; athavā: ou; api: aussi; acyuta: ô Toi qui es infaillible; tat-samakṣam: parmi des compagnons; tat: tous ces; kṣāmaye: demande pardon; tvām: à Toi; aham: je; aprameyam: immensurable.

Translation

Translation

Thinking of You as my friend, I have rashly addressed You “O Kṛṣṇa,” “O Yādava,” “O my friend,” not knowing Your glories. Please forgive whatever I may have done in madness or in love. I have dishonored You many times, jesting as we relaxed, lay on the same bed, or sat or ate together, sometimes alone and sometimes in front of many friends. O infallible one, please excuse me for all those offenses.

Méconnaissant Tes gloires, je me suis, par le passé, impudemment adressé à Toi par ces mots: « Ô Kṛṣṇa, Ô Yādava, Ô mon ami ». Je Te prie de bien vouloir pardonner tout ce que j’ai pu faire par déraison ou par amour. Que de fois T’ai-je manqué de respect; quand nous plaisantions dans les moments de détente, que nous nous allongions sur le même lit, que nous nous asseyions côte à côte ou partagions le même repas, parfois seuls, parfois devant plusieurs compagnons. Pour toutes ces offenses, ô Acyuta, je Te demande pardon.

Purport

Purport

Although Kṛṣṇa is manifested before Arjuna in His universal form, Arjuna remembers his friendly relationship with Kṛṣṇa and is therefore asking pardon and requesting Kṛṣṇa to excuse him for the many informal gestures which arise out of friendship. He is admitting that formerly he did not know that Kṛṣṇa could assume such a universal form, although Kṛṣṇa explained it as his intimate friend. Arjuna did not know how many times he may have dishonored Kṛṣṇa by addressing Him “O my friend,” “O Kṛṣṇa,” “O Yādava,” etc., without acknowledging His opulence. But Kṛṣṇa is so kind and merciful that in spite of such opulence He played with Arjuna as a friend. Such is the transcendental loving reciprocation between the devotee and the Lord. The relationship between the living entity and Kṛṣṇa is fixed eternally; it cannot be forgotten, as we can see from the behavior of Arjuna. Although Arjuna has seen the opulence in the universal form, he cannot forget his friendly relationship with Kṛṣṇa.

Bien que Kṛṣṇa Se révèle à présent devant lui dans Sa forme universelle, Arjuna n’oublie pas le lien d’amitié qui les unit. Il implore donc Son pardon pour toutes les familiarités amicales qu’il s’est jadis permises. Il reconnaît que jamais il n’aurait cru que le Seigneur soit capable de manifester une telle forme, même lorsque dans leurs échanges d’amitié Celui-ci lui en avait parlé. Arjuna ne peut compter le nombre de fois où il a pu manquer de respect au Seigneur en L’appelant « Ô mon ami », « Ô Kṛṣṇa », « Ô Yādava », sans avoir conscience de Sa grandeur. Mais Kṛṣṇa est si bon et si miséricordieux que, malgré cette gloire, Il a entretenu avec Arjuna des rapports d’amitié. De tels échanges d’amour transcendantaux unissent en effet le Seigneur à Ses dévots. Comme l’attitude d’Arjuna l’indique dans ce verset, le lien qui unit l’être distinct au Seigneur est immuable, éternel et inoubliable. Aussi, bien qu’il ait contemplé la forme universelle du Seigneur dans toute sa splendeur, Arjuna ne peut oublier la relation d’amitié qui l’unit à Kṛṣṇa.