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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Madhya 19.199-200

সখেতি মত্বা প্রসভং যদুক্তং ।

হে কৃষ্ণ হে যাদব হে সখেতি ।

অজানতা মহিমানং তবেদং

ময়া প্রমাদাৎ প্রণয়েন বাপি ॥ ১৯৯ ॥

sakheti matvā prasabhaṁ yad uktaṁ

he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti

ajānatā mahimānaṁ tavedaṁ

mayā pramādāt praṇayena vāpi

Translation

“ ‘Thinking of You as my friend, I have rashly addressed You “O Kṛṣṇa,” “O Yādava,” “O my friend,” not knowing Your glories. Please forgive whatever I may have done in madness or in love. I have dishonored You many times, jesting as we relaxed, lay on the same bed, or sat or ate together, sometimes alone and sometimes in front of many friends. O infallible one, please excuse me for all those offenses.’

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Arjuna Asks His Friend for Forgiveness

  1. 1

    Arjuna addressed Kṛṣṇa while He exhibited His universal form on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra.

  2. 2

    Not knowing Kṛṣṇa’s glories, Arjuna had addressed Him familiarly and joked with Him while resting, sitting and eating together.

  3. 3

    Arjuna asked Kṛṣṇa, the infallible one, to excuse all these offenses, whether committed alone or before friends, in madness or in love.

Key points from the purport
  • This is a quotation from the Bhagavad-gītā (11.41-42).
  • In this verse, Arjuna is addressing Kṛṣṇa, who was exhibiting His universal form on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 19.199-200 quotesBG 11.41

This is a quotation from the Bhagavad-gītā (11.41-42).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.

The mood of Madhya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After this, a brāhmaṇa scholar named Raghupati Upādhyāya arrived and discussed Kṛṣṇa consciousness with the Lord. Kavirāja Gosvāmī then extensively describes the living condition of Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana at Vṛndāvana.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sakhāfriend
  2. itithus
  3. matvāthinking
  4. prasabhamforcibly
  5. yatthat which
  6. uktamwas said
  7. he kṛṣṇaO Kṛṣṇa
  8. he yādavaO descendant of Yadu
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love”

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

  • Vipralambha · Love in separation

    Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “madness”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the honesty and detail of Arjuna’s request for forgiveness?

Practice

Read Arjuna’s prayer slowly, giving special attention to his words asking Kṛṣṇa to forgive him.

Live this todayArjuna Asks His Friend for ForgivenessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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