Canto 9, Chapter 4

Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

Verse 62 (SB 9.4.62)
SB 9.4.62 • मूल श्लोक

अजानता ते परमानुभावं कृतं मयाघं भवत: प्रियाणाम् । विधेहि तस्यापचितिं विधात- र्मुच्येत यन्नाम्न्युदिते नारकोऽपि ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

ajānatā te paramānubhāvaṁ kṛtaṁ mayāghaṁ bhavataḥ priyāṇām vidhehi tasyāpacitiṁ vidhātar mucyeta yan-nāmny udite nārako ’pi

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

ajānatā — without knowledge; te — of Your Lordship; parama-anubhāvam — the inconceivable prowess; kṛtam — has been committed; mayā — by me; agham — a great offense; bhavataḥ — of Your Lordship; priyāṇām — at the feet of the devotees; vidhehi — now kindly do the needful; tasya — of such an offense; apacitim — counteraction; vidhātaḥ — O supreme controller; mucyeta — can be delivered; yat — of whose; nāmni — when the name; udite — is awakened; nārakaḥ api — even a person fit for going to hell.

Translation

“O my Lord, O supreme controller, without knowledge of Your unlimited prowess I have offended Your most dear devotee. Very kindly save me from the reaction of this offense. You can do everything, for even if a person is fit for going to hell, You can deliver him simply by awakening within his heart the holy name of Your Lordship.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda