CC Antya 1.31
Antya-līlā, Chapter 1, Text 31
শিবানন্দ কুক্কুর দেখি’ দণ্ডবৎ কৈলা ।
দৈন্য করি’ নিজ অপরাধ ক্ষমাইলা ॥ ৩১ ॥
দৈন্য করি’ নিজ অপরাধ ক্ষমাইলা ॥ ৩১ ॥
śivānanda kukkura dekhi’ daṇḍavat kailā
dainya kari’ nija aparādha kṣamāilā
dainya kari’ nija aparādha kṣamāilā
Word by word
śivānanda — Śivānanda Sena; kukkura — the dog; dekhi’ — seeing there; daṇḍavat kailā — offered obeisances; dainya kari’ — exhibiting humbleness; nija — personal; aparādha — offenses; kṣamāilā — asked to be forgiven.
Translation
When he saw the dog sitting in that way and chanting the name of Kṛṣṇa, Śivānanda, because of his natural humility, immediately offered his obeisances to the dog just to counteract his offenses to it.