Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for MankindChapter 7: Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Bṛhaspati.

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.7.11

aho bata mayāsādhu

kṛtaḿ 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; sadasiin 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.

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