ŚB 10.23.51
Devanagari
स वै न आद्य: पुरुष: स्वमायामोहितात्मनाम् ।
अविज्ञतानुभावानां क्षन्तुमर्हत्यतिक्रमम् ॥ ५१ ॥
अविज्ञतानुभावानां क्षन्तुमर्हत्यतिक्रमम् ॥ ५१ ॥
Verse text
sa vai na ādyaḥ puruṣaḥ
sva-māyā-mohitātmanām
avijñatānubhāvānāṁ
kṣantum arhaty atikramam
sva-māyā-mohitātmanām
avijñatānubhāvānāṁ
kṣantum arhaty atikramam
Synonyms
saḥ — He; vai — indeed; naḥ — our; ādyaḥ — the primeval Lord; puruṣaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sva-mayā-mohita-ātmanām — of those whose minds have been bewildered by His illusory potency; avijñāta — who did not understand; anubhāvānām — His influence; kṣantum — to forgive; arhati — should; atikramam — the offense.
Translation
We were bewildered by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s illusory potency and thus could not understand His influence as the original Personality of Godhead. Now we hope He will kindly forgive our offense.