Verse Text
aparādhena, yathā śrī-daśame –
ataḥ kṣamasvācyuta me rajo-bhuvo
hy ajānatas tvat-pṛthagīśa-māninaḥ
ajāvalepāndhatamo ’ndhacakṣuṣa
eṣo ’nukampyo mayi nāthavān iti ||24||
Translation
Lowness arising from committing an offense, from the Tenth Canto: 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. SB 10.14.10
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
I think of myself as the creator of the universe (aja). With eyes blinded by pride in the form of deep ignorance (andhatama), I think of myself as a Lord separate from You. Though still thinking myself as a controller even now, I (eṣaḥ) am the object of Your mercy (anukampyaḥ). How is that? I am your servant (nāthavān). ‘But Brahmā, what is the purpose of you being a servant?” You will think “I accept Brahmā as My servant in order that he can attain Me (mayi iti).”
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In the Tenth Canto, Fourteenth Chapter, verse 10, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Lord Brahmā says, “O infallible one! I am born in the mode of passion, and therefore I have been falsely proud of being the creator of this material world. My false pride was just like dense darkness, and in this darkness I had become blind. In my blindness I was considering myself a competitor to You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. But, my dear Lord, even though I am accepted as the creator of this universe, I am eternally Your servant. Therefore, kindly always be compassionate toward me and excuse me in that way.” This statement by Brahmā is another instance of humility resulting from committing an offense.