sa vai na ādyaḥ puruṣaḥ
sva-māyā-mohitātmanām
avijñatānubhāvānāṁ
kṣantum arhaty atikramam
saḥ - He; vai - indeed; naḥ - our; ādyaḥ - the primeval Lord; puruṣaḥ - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sva-mayā-mohita-ātmanām - of those whose minds have been bewildered by His illusory potency; avijñāta - who did not understand; anubhāvānām - His influence; kṣantum - to forgive; arhati - should; atikramam - the offense.