Word meanings
- tasmāt
- therefore
- praṇamya
- bowing down
- praṇidhāya
- prostrating
- kāyam
- the body
- prasādaye
- to implore grace
- tvām
- your
- aham
- I
- īśam
- the Supreme Lord
- īḍyam
- adorable
- pitā
- father
- iva
- as
- putrasya
- with a son
- sakhā
- friend
- iva
- as
- sakhyuḥ
- with a friend
- priyaḥ
- a lover
- priyāyāḥ
- with the beloved
- arhasi
- you should
- deva
- Lord
- soḍhum
- forgive
Translations
Therefore, bowing down and prostrating my body, I crave Thy forgiveness, O adorable Lord. As a father forgives his son, a friend his dear friend, a lover his beloved, even so may Thou forgive me, O God.
Therefore, I prostrate myself before You, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute You, and I ask for Your blessing. Only You can be trusted to bear with me, like a father to a son, like a friend to a friend, and like a lover to his beloved.
Therefore, by bowing down and prostrating my body, I seek to propitiate You who are God and are adorable. O Lord, You should forgive my faults as a father would forgive the faults of a son, as a friend would forgive the faults of a friend, and as a lover would forgive the faults of a beloved.
इसलिये शरीरसे लम्बा पड़कर स्तुति करनेयोग्य आप ईश्वरको मैं प्रणाम करके प्रसन्न करना चाहता हूँ। जैसे पिता पुत्रके, मित्र मित्रके और पति पत्नीके अपमानको सह लेता है, ऐसे ही हे देव ! आप मेरे द्वारा किया गया अपमान सहनेमें समर्थ हैं।Commentary
O Lord, take me to Thy bosom as a mother does her child. Forgive me for all tht I have hitherto spoken or done. Forgive my faults. Please overlook my past mistakes. I have done this through ignorance. Now I have come to Thee in submission. I beg Your pardon now.