Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 11, Verse 42

Arjuna said

यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु।एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम् ॥11.42॥

yaccāvahāsārthamasatkṛto'si vihāraśayyāsanabhojaneṣueko'thavāpyacyuta tatsamakṣaṃ tatkṣāmaye tvāmahamaprameyam

Meaning

Arjuna says: And if, in jest, I showed you disrespect while playing, resting, sitting or eating, alone or in front of others, O unshakable one, I ask forgiveness from you, the immeasurable.

हिंदी में अर्थ

अर्जुन कहते हैं: हे अच्युत, यदि हँसी-मज़ाक में खेलते, सोते, बैठते या खाते समय, अकेले में या दूसरों के सामने, मैंने आपका अनादर किया हो, तो आप अपार प्रभु से मैं क्षमा माँगता हूँ।

Practise it today

Recall one joke or casual remark that may have hurt someone close to you, and sincerely apologise to them today, without excuses.

Reflect tonight

Whom did you apologise to today? What did it free up in you or in them?

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