aparÄdhaḥ saká¹›d bhartrÄ
soá¸havyaḥ sva-prajÄ-ká¹›taḥ
ká¹£antum arhasi Å›ÄntÄtman
mÅ«á¸hasya tvÄm ajÄnataḥ
aparÄdhaḥ - the offense; saká¹›t - just once; bhartrÄ - by the master; soá¸havyaḥ - should be tolerated; sva-prajÄ - by Your own subject; ká¹›taḥ - committed; ká¹£antum - to tolerate; arhasi - it is befitting for You; Å›Änta-Ätman - O You who are always peaceful; mÅ«á¸hasya - of the foolish one; tvÄm - You; ajÄnataḥ - who does not understand.
At least once, a master should tolerate an offense committed by his child or subject. O supreme peaceful Soul, You should therefore forgive our foolish husband, who did not understand who You are.
Because of their extreme anxiety, in this verse KÄliya’s wives mention the same idea twice: that the Supreme Lord should kindly forgive their foolish husband. The Supreme Lord is Å›ÄntÄtmÄ, the supreme peaceful Soul, and therefore the NÄgapatnÄ«s suggest it would be proper for Him to overlook, at least this once, the great offense committed by the ignorant KÄliya.
