Bhagavad Gita 11.44 meaningDivine forgiveness
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Forgive me, as a father forgives a child, as a friend forgives a friend.”
What it means
“So I bow down and ask for your grace. Forgive me, God, as a father forgives a son, a friend a friend, a lover their beloved.”
The original Sanskrit
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम् । पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम् ॥
tasmātpraṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṃ prasādaye tvāmahamīśamīḍyam piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum
Translations
Literal translation
Therefore, by bowing down and prostrating the body, I seek to propitate You who are God and are adorable. O Lord, You should forgive (my faults) as would a father (the faults) of a son, as a friend, of a friend, and as a lover of a beloved.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इसलिये हे भगवन्! मैं शरीर के द्वारा साष्टांग प्रणिपात करके स्तुति के योग्य आप ईश्वर को प्रसन्न होने के लिये प्रार्थना करता हूँ। हे देव! जैसे पिता पुत्र के, मित्र अपने मित्र के और प्रिय अपनी प्रिया के(अपराध को क्षमा करता है), वैसे ही आप भी मेरे अपराधों को क्षमा कीजिये।
Swami Tejomayananda
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