Tevy 1391
The Lord’s Return to Jagannātha Puri
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the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and Īśvara Purī is not subjected to any Vedic rules and regulations.
TEXT 1388
ঈশ্বরের রুপা জাতি-কুলাদি না মানে । বিদ্বরের ঘরে কৃষ্ণ করিলা ভোজনে ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
iśvarera krpā jāti-kulādi nā māne vidurera ghare krsna karilā bhojane
SYNONYMS
īśvarera kṛpā —the mercy of the Lord;  jāti —caste;  kula-ādi —family, etc.;  nā māne —does not obey;  vidurera —of Vidura;  ghare —at the home;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  karilā —did;  bhojane —eating.
TRANSLATION
“The mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not restricted to the jurisdiction of caste and creed. Vidura was a śūdra, yet Kṛṣṇa accepted lunch at his home.
TEXT 139
স্নেহ-লেশাপেক্ষা মাত্র শ্রীকৃষ্ণ-কৃপার । স্নেহবশ হঞা করে স্বতন্ত্র আচার ॥ ১৩৯ ॥
sneha-leśāpekṣā mātra śrī-kṛṣṇa-kṛpāra  
 sneha-vaśa hañā kare svatantra ācāra
SYNONYMS
sneha —of affection;  leśa —on a trace;  apekṣā —reliance;  mātra —only;  śrī-kṛṣṇa —of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa;  kṛpāra —of the mercy;  sneha -vaśa—obliged by affection;  hañā —being;  kare —does;  svatantra —independent;  ācāra —behavior.
TRANSLATION
“Lord Krṣṇa’s mercy is dependent only on affection. Being obliged only by affection, Lord Krṣṇa acts very independently.
PURPORT
Lord Šrī Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is merciful, but His mercy does not depend on mundane rules and regulations. He is dependent only on