SB 10.16.59

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 16: Kṛṣṇa Chastises the Serpent Kāliya

SB 10.16.58

SB 10.16.60

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 59

bhavān hi kāraṇaṁ tatra
sarva-jño jagad-īśvaraḥ
anugrahaṁ nigrahaṁ vā
manyase tad vidhehi naḥ

SYNONYMS

bhavān—Your good self; hi—certainly; kāraṇam—the cause; tatra—in that matter (the removal of illusion); sarva-jñaḥ—the knower of everything; jagat-īśvaraḥ—the supreme controller of the universe; anugraham—favor; nigraham—punishment; vā—or; manyase—(whatever) You consider; tat—that; vidhehi—arrange; naḥ—for us.

TRANSLATION

O Lord, since You are the omniscient Lord of the universe, You are the actual cause of freedom from illusion. Please arrange for us whatever You consider proper, whether it be mercy or punishment.