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ŚB 6.7.11

Devanagari

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

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.