दुनोति चेत: स्मरतो ममैतद् यदाह पादावभिवन्द्य पित्रो: । ताताम्ब कंसादुरुशङ्कितानां प्रसीदतं नोऽकृतनिष्कृतीनाम् ॥ १७ ॥
dunoti cetah smarato mamaitad yad aha padav abhivandya pitroh tatamba kamsad uru-sankitanam prasidatam no ’krta-niskrtinam
- dunoti
- it gives me pain
- cetah
- heart
- smaratah
- while thinking of
- mama
- my
- etat
- this
- yat
- as much as
- aha
- said
- padau
- feet
- abhivandya
- worshiping
- pitroh
- of the parents
- tata
- My dear father
- amba
- My dear mother
- kamsat
- out of Kamsa’s
- uru
- great
- sankitanam
- of those who are afraid
- prasidatam
- be pleased with
- nah
- Our
- akrta
- not executed
- niskrtinam
- duties to serve you.
Lord Krsna begged pardon from His parents for Their (Krsna’s and Balarama’s) inability to serve their feet, due to being away from home because of great fear of Kamsa. He said, O mother, O father, please excuse Us for this inability All this behavior of the Lord gives me pain at heart.