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CC Antya 1.31



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



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.