Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.17.24
अथ प्रसादये न त्वां शापमोक्षाय भामिनि ।
यन्मन्यसे ह्यसाधूक्तं मम तत्क्षम्यतां सति ॥ २४ ॥
atha prasādaye na tvāṁ
[atha prasaadaye na tvaam]
śāpa-mokṣāya bhāmini
[shaapa-mokshaaya bhaamini]
yan manyase hy asādhūktaṁ
[yan manyase hy asaadhooktam]
mama tat kṣamyatāṁ sati
[mama tat kshamyataam sati]
Word-for-word
atha
—
therefore
prasādaye
—
I am trying to please
na
—
not
tvām
—
you
śāpa-mokṣāya
—
for being released from your curse
bhāmini
—
O most angry one
yat
—
which
manyase
—
you consider
hi
—
indeed
asādhu-uktam
—
improper speech
mama
—
my
tat
—
that
kṣamyatām
—
let it be excused
sati
—
O most chaste one.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha prasādaye na tvāṁ
atha
therefore
prasādaye
I am trying to please
na
not
tvām
you
śāpa-mokṣāya bhāmini
śāpa-mokṣāya
for being released from your curse
bhāmini
O most angry one
yan manyase hy asādhūktaṁ
yat
which
manyase
you consider
hi
indeed
asādhu-uktam
improper speech
mama tat kṣamyatāṁ sati
mama
my
tat
that
kṣamyatām
let it be excused
sati
O most chaste one.
O mother, you are now unnecessarily angry, but since all my happiness and distress are destined by my past activities, I do not plead to be excused or relieved from your curse. Although what I have said is not wrong, please let whatever you think is wrong be pardoned.
Purport
Being fully aware of how the results of one’s karma accrue by the laws of nature, Citraketu did not want to be released from Pārvatī’s curse. Nonetheless, he wanted to satisfy her because although his verdict was natural, she was displeased with him. As a matter of course, Mahārāja Citraketu begged pardon from Pārvatī.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O angry one! I do not please you to get free from the curse. O chaste lady! Please forgive me for what you consider to be unkind words.
Therefore I do not please you just to get free from the curse. O angry woman! You have become angry without considering properly. “Then why do you please me?” What you consider improper words, let them be improper, but please forgive me for that. During the curse and after the curse, I have no distress or happiness. Therefore being satisfied, do not withdraw the curse.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Mother, you are unnecessarily angry, but since happiness and distress are by my past, I don't plead exemption; let what you have said be done. Acceptance without bargaining is mature surrender.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I still bargaining with a consequence I should simply accept?
- What words can mark that acceptance?
My note
Source: vedabase.io