Bhagavad Gita 11.44 is Chapter 11, Verse 44, in Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (The Universal Form). Below are the Sanskrit text, a transliteration, a plain-English translation and an explanation.
tasmāt praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṁ prasādaye tvām aham īśam īḍyam piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum
"Therefore, bowing down and prostrating my body, I seek Your grace, O Lord worthy of worship. As a father to son, friend to friend, lover to beloved, please bear with me, O God."
What This Means:
Therefore Arjuna prostrates completely, seeking grace. He asks Krishna to tolerate him, as father tolerates son, friend tolerates friend, lover tolerates beloved. Three models of forgiving intimacy.
Going Deeper:
Arjuna doesn't abandon intimacy, he asks it to be maintained despite the new understanding. He wants relationship (father-son, friend-friend, lover-beloved) preserved within reverence.
How To Apply This:
Reverence and intimacy can coexist. Ask for tolerance like a child asks a parent. The Divine relationship includes all human relational modes, parent, friend, beloved.
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