Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 11, verse 42 · Arjuna

Bhagavad Gita 11.42 · Yachchavahasarthamasatkritosi

यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि
विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु ।
एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं
तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम् ॥

yaccāvahāsārthamasatkṛto’si
vihāraśayyāsanabhojaneṣu |
eko’thavāpyacyuta tatsamakṣaṃ
tatkṣāmaye tvāmahamaprameyam ||

Translation

— and whatever disrespect I showed you in jest, at play, at rest, while sitting or at meals, alone or in front of others, Achyuta — for all that I ask forgiveness of you, the immeasurable one.

Context

Spoken by Arjuna in chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga — “The Vision of the Universal Form”, which has 55 verses.

Frequently asked questions

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.42 mean?

— and whatever disrespect I showed you in jest, at play, at rest, while sitting or at meals, alone or in front of others, Achyuta — for all that I ask forgiveness of you, the immeasurable one.

Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 11.42?

Arjuna, in chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (The Vision of the Universal Form).

Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.