Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.76
तदिदं मम दौर्जन्यं बालिशस्य महीयसि ।
क्षन्तुमर्हसि मातस्त्वं दिष्ट्या गर्भो मृतोत्थित: ॥ ७६ ॥
tad idaṁ mama daurjanyaṁ
[tad idam mama daurjanyam]
bāliśasya mahīyasi
[baalishasya maheeyasi]
kṣantum arhasi mātas tvaṁ
[kshantum arhasi maatas tvam]
diṣṭyā garbho mṛtotthitaḥ
[dishtyaa garbho mritotthitah]
Word-for-word
tat
—
that
idam
—
this
mama
—
of me
daurjanyam
—
evil deed
bāliśasya
—
a fool
mahīyasi
—
O best of women
kṣantum arhasi
—
please excuse
mātaḥ
—
O mother
tvam
—
you
diṣṭyā
—
by fortune
garbhaḥ
—
the child within the womb
mṛta
—
killed
utthitaḥ
—
became alive.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tad idaṁ mama daurjanyaṁ
tat
that
idam
this
mama
of me
daurjanyam
evil deed
bāliśasya mahīyasi
bāliśasya
a fool
mahīyasi
O best of women
kṣantum arhasi mātas tvaṁ
kṣantum arhasi
please excuse
mātaḥ
O mother
tvam
you
diṣṭyā garbho mṛtotthitaḥ
diṣṭyā
by fortune
garbhaḥ
the child within the womb
mṛta
killed
utthitaḥ
became alive.
O my mother, O best of all women, I am a fool. Kindly excuse me for whatever offenses I have committed. Your forty-nine sons have been born unhurt because of your devotional service. As an enemy, I cut them to pieces, but because of your great devotional service they did not die.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O mother! O best of all women! I am a fool. Kindly excuse me for my sinful deed. The dead embryo has become alive by good fortune.
Personal Guidance
I am a fool; kindly excuse my offenses; your forty-nine sons live by your devotional service — as enemy I cut them, but by your grace they are well. Apology paired with credit makes peace.
Reflection Questions
- When apologizing, do I also credit the one I wronged?
- Could that credit complete the apology?
My note
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