Lecture given at Kanu-Rama´s and Heather’s Home, North Carolina on May 13, 2022

Brahma-stuti, Verse 10: Crying Yoga

ŚB 10.14.10

अत: क्षमस्वाच्युत मे रजोभुवो

ह्यजानतस्त्वत्पृथगीशमानिन: ।

अजावलेपान्धतमोऽन्धचक्षुष

एषोऽनुकम्प्यो मयि नाथवानिति ॥ १० ॥

ataḥ kṣamasvācyuta me rajo-bhuvo

hy ajānatas tvat-pṛthag-īśa-māninaḥ

ajāvalepāndha-tamo-’ndha-cakṣuṣa

eṣo ’nukampyo mayi nāthavān iti

Translation

Therefore, O infallible Lord, kindly excuse my offenses. I have taken birth in the mode of passion and am therefore simply foolish, presuming myself a controller independent of Your Lordship. My eyes are blinded by the darkness of ignorance, which causes me to think of myself as the unborn creator of the universe. But please consider that I am Your servant and therefore worthy of Your compassion.