Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 44
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम् | पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम् ||
tasmāt praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṁ prasādaye tvām aham īśam īḍyam piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum
Therefore, having bowed and prostrated my body, I beseech You, O worshipable Lord, to bear with me, as a father bears with a son, as a friend bears with a friend, as a dear one bears with a dear one.
Arjuna humbly requests Krishna's forgiveness and tolerance. 'Tasmāt praṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṁ'—therefore (tasmāt), having bowed (praṇamya), having prostrated (praṇidhāya) my body (kāyam). 'Prasādaye tvām aham īśam īḍyam'—I beseech (prasādaye) You (tvām), I (aham), O worshipable (īḍyam) Lord (īśam). 'Piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ'—like (iva) a father (pitā) with a son (putrasya), like (iva) a friend (sakha) with a friend (sakhyuḥ). 'Priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum'—a dear one (priyaḥ) to a dear one (priyāyāḥ), You should (arhasi) bear (soḍhum), O Lord (deva). Arjuna requests Krishna to bear with him—to be patient and tolerant—as a father is with a son, as a friend is with a friend, as a dear one is with a dear one. This verse shows Arjuna's complete humility and his request for grace, preparing for his final request to see Krishna's original form.