SB 6.7.11

SB 6.7.11

Devanagari

अहो बत मयासाधु कृतं वै दभ्रबुद्धिना ।
यन्मयैश्वर्यमत्तेन गुरु: सदसि कात्कृत: ॥ ११ ॥

Verse text

aho bata mayāsādhu
kṛtaṁ vai dabhra-buddhinā
yan mayaiśvarya-mattena
guruḥ sadasi kātkṛtaḥ

Synonyms

aho — alas ; bata — indeed ; mayā — by me ; asādhu — disrespectful ; kṛtam — the action done ; vai — certainly ; dabhra-buddhinā — being of less intelligence ; yat — because ; mayā — by me ; aiśvarya-mattena — being very proud of material opulence ; guruḥ — the spiritual master ; sadasi — in this assembly ; kāt-kṛtaḥ — mistreated.

Translation

Alas, what a regrettable deed I have committed because of my lack of intelligence and my pride in my material opulences. I failed to show respect to my spiritual master when he entered this assembly, and thus I have insulted him.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

What an improper deed I have committed because of my lack of intelligence. I have insulted my guru when he entered this assembly because of my pride in my wealth. Kātkṛtaḥ mean “insulted.”