Bhagavad Gita 11.41 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I called you just ‘my friend’, not knowing how great you are…”
What it means
“Not knowing your greatness, I called you ‘Krishna’, ‘my friend’, carelessly or out of affection, thinking you were just my companion —
The original Sanskrit
सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति । अजानता महिमानं तवेदं मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि ॥
sakheti matvā prasabhaṃ yaduktaṃ he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti ajānatā mahimānaṃ tavedaṃ mayā pramādātpraṇayena vāpi
Translations
Literal translation
Without knowing this greatness of Yours, whatever was said by me (to You) rashly, through inadvertence or even out of intimacy, thinking (You to be) a friend, addressing (You) as 'O krsna,' 'O Yadava,' 'O friend,' etc.-.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे भगवन्! आपको सखा मानकर आपकी इस महिमा को न जानते हुए मेरे द्वारा प्रमाद से अथवा प्रेम से भी "हे कृष्ण हे! यादव हे सखे!" इस प्रकार जो कुछ बलात् कहा गया है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 11.42— and if I ever disrespected you in jest, while walking, resting, sitting or eating, alone or in company, I ask your forgiveness, immeasurable one.”