CC Antya 1.31
TEXT 31
- śivānanda kukkura dekhi’ daṇḍavat kailā
- dainya kari’ nija aparādha kṣamāilā
SYNONYMS
śivānanda — Śivānanda Sena; kukkura — the dog; dekhi’ — seeing there; daṇḍavat kailā — offered obeisances; dainya kari’ — exhibiting humbleness; nija — personal; aparādha — offenses; kṣamāilā — asked to be forgiven.
TRANSLATION
When he saw the dog sitting in that way and chanting the name of Kṛṣṇa, Śivānanda, because of his natural humility, immediately offered his obeisances to the dog just to counteract his offenses to it.