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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 3]
instructions of the  Vedas . He is a  paramahaṁsa . Even without going through the  Vedic  literature, a devotee becomes pure and enlightened by the mercy of the Lord. “Therefore, my Lord,” the devotee says, “I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.”
TEXT 17
मादक्प्रपन्नपशुपाशविमोक्षणाय
मुक्ताय भूरिकरुणाय नमोऽलयाय ।
स्वांशेन सर्वतनुभृन्मनसि प्रतीत-
प्रत्यग्दृशे भगवते बृहते नमस्ते ॥१७॥
mādṛk prapanna-paśu-pāśa-vimokṣaṇāya muktāya bhūri-karuṇāya namo 'layāya svāṁśena sarva-tanu-bhṛn-manasi pratīta- pratyag-dṛśe bhagavate bṛhate namas te
mādṛk —like me;  prapanna —surrendered;  paśu —an animal;  pāśa —from entanglement;  vimokṣaṇāya —unto He who releases;  muktāya —unto the Supreme, who is untouched by the contamination of material nature;  bhūri-karuṇāya —who are unlimitedly merciful;  namaḥ —I offer my respectful obeisances;  alayāya —who are never inattentive or idle (for the purpose of my deliverance);  sva-aṁśena —by Your partial feature as Paramātmā;  sarva —of all;  tanu-bhṛt —the living entities embodied in material nature;  manasi —in the mind;  pratīta —who are acknowledged;  pratyak-dṛśe —as the direct observer (of all activities);  bhagavate —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  bṛhate —who are unlimited;  namaḥ —I offer my respectful obeisances;  te —unto You.
TRANSLATION
Since an animal such as I has surrendered unto You, who are supremely liberated, certainly You will release me from this dangerous position. Indeed, being extremely merciful, You incessantly try to deliver me. By your partial feature as Paramātmā, You are situated in the hearts of all embodied beings. You are celebrated as direct transcendental knowledge, and You are unlimited.