Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga:: Verse 44
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं
प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम् ।
पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्यु:
प्रिय: प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम् ॥
tasmāt-praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṃ
prasādaye tvām-ahamīśam-īḍyam
piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyu:
priya: priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum – 11.44
Therefore, O worshippable Lord, bending my body and prostrating before you, I seek Your grace. Like a father the son’s, a friend his friend’s, a dear one his beloved’s, O God, You must bear with my lapses.
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: - Verse 44
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Arjuna strikes an exemplary note in his entreaty before the Supreme. Prostration signifies the best form of surrender and sublimity a devotee can display before his Lord. How touchingly does Arjuna make his submission, which a guileless devotee alone can!
He also cites three instances to make his submission strong, deep. Can a father disown his erring son, a good friend be inconsiderate to his friend, a lover deny excuse to his beloved on any front? Devotion is a human sentiment, welling up from our inmost level, meant to evoke corresponding response in whomever it is directed to.
