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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 4]
TRANSLATION
O my Lord, O supreme controller, without knowledge of Your unlimited prowess I have offended Your most dear devotee. Very kindly save me from the reaction of this offense. You can do everything, for even if a person is fit for going to hell, You can deliver him simply by awakening within his heart the holy name of Your Lordship.
TEXT 63
श्रीमगवानुवाच
अहं भक्तपराधीनो ह्यस्वतन्त्र इव द्विज । साधुभिर्ग्रस्तहृदयो भक्तैर्भक्तजनप्रियः ॥६३॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca aham bhakta-parādhīno hy asvatantra iva dvija sādhubhir grasta-hṛdayo bhaktair bhakta-jana-priyaḥ
śrī-bhagavān uvāca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; aham—I; bhakta-parādhīnaḥ—am dependent on the will of My devotees; hi—indeed; asvatantraḥ—am not independent; iva—exactly like that; dvija—O brāhmaṇa; sādhubhiḥ—by pure devotees, completely free from all material desires; grasta-hṛdayaḥ—My heart is controlled; bhaktaiḥ—because they are devotees; bhakta-jana-priyaḥ—I am dependent not only on My devotee but also on My devotee's devotee (the devotee's devotee is extremely dear to Me).
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said to the brāhmaṇa: I am completely under the control of My devotees. Indeed, I am not at all independent. Because My devotees are completely devoid of material desires, I sit only within the cores of their hearts. What to speak of My devotee, even those who are devotees of My devotee are very dear to Me.