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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 203

na mṛṣā paramārtham eva me
śṛṇu vijñāpanam ekam agrataḥ
yadi me na dayiṣyase tadā
dayanīyas tava nātha durlabhaḥ

SYNONYMS

na—not; mṛṣā—untruth; parama-artham—full of meaning; eva—certainly; me—my; śṛṇu—kindly hear; vijñāpanam—submission; ekam—one; agrataḥ—first; yadi—if; me—unto me; na dayiṣyase—You will not show mercy; tadā—then; dayanīyaḥ—candidate for mercy; tava—Your; nātha—O Lord; durlabhaḥ—difficult to find.

TRANSLATION

“‘Let us submit one piece of information before You, dear Lord. It is not at all false but is full of meaning. It is this: If You are not merciful upon us, then it will be very, very difficult to find more suitable candidates for Your mercy.’

PURPORT

This verse is from the Stotra-ratna (47), by Śrī Yāmunācārya.