mat-tulyo nÄsti pÄpÄtmÄ
nÄparÄdhÄ« ca kaÅ›cana
parihÄre 'pi lajjÄ me
kiá¹ bruve puruá¹£ottama

 mat - me; tulyaḥ - like; na asti - there is not; pÄpa-ÄtmÄ - sinful man; na aparÄdhÄ« - nor an offender; ca - also; kaÅ›cana - anyone; parihÄre - in begging pardon; api - even; lajjÄ - ashamed; me - of me; kim - what; bruve - I shall say; puruá¹£a-uttama - O Supreme Personality of Godhead.


Text

“ ‘Dear Lord, let us inform you that no one is more sinful than us, nor is there any offender like us. Even if we wanted to mention our sinful activities, we would immediately become ashamed. And what to speak of giving them up!’ â€

Purport

This verse is from the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (1.2.154), by ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ«.