aparādhaḥ sakṛd bhartrā
soḍhavyaḥ sva-prajā-kṛtaḥ
kṣantum arhasi śāntātman
mūḍhasya tvām ajānataḥ
aparadhah -- the offense; sakrit -- just once; bhartra -- by the master; sodhavyah -- should be tolerated; sva-praja -- by Your own subject; kritah -- committed; kshantum -- to tolerate; arhasi -- it is befitting for You; santa-atman -- O You who are always peaceful; mudhasya -- of the foolish one; tvam -- You; ajanatah -- 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 Kaliya's wives mention the same idea twice: that the Supreme Lord should kindly forgive their foolish husband. The Supreme Lord is santatma, the supreme peaceful Soul, and therefore the Naga-patnis suggest it would be proper for Him to overlook, at least this once, the great offense committed by the ignorant Kaliya.
