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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 42

The Universal Form

यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु। एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्

yach chāvahāsārtham asat-kṛito ’si vihāra-śhayyāsana-bhojaneṣhu eko ’tha vāpy achyuta tat-samakṣhaṁ tat kṣhāmaye tvām aham aprameyam

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.42 mean?

And whatever disrespect was shown to You in jest — while at play, while resting, while sitting, or while eating, whether alone or in the presence of others, O Achyuta — for all that, I beg forgiveness of You, the immeasurable one.

Word-by-word meaning

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

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