Text 84] The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 235

isvarera krpa-lesa haya ta’ yahare
sei ta’ isvara-tattva janibare pare

SYNONYMS

isvarera—of the Personality of Godhead; krpa-lesa—a little mercy; haya—
there is; ta’—certainly; yahare—upon whom; sei ta’—he certainly; isvara-tattva—
the Absolute Truth; janibare—to know; pare—is able.

TRANSLATION

The Acarya continued: “If one receives but a tiny bit of the Lord’s favor by
dint of devotional service, he can understand the nature of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead.

TEXT 84
BU cw CHA WTR

AAMT RIBS 4 FRI

Stats wee eranfeca

aq otD cate fos fafoay es I

athapi te deva padambuja-dvaya-
prasada-lesanugrhita eva hi

janati tattvarn bhagavan-mahimno
na canya eko ‘pi cirarn vicinvan

SYNONYMS
atha—therefore; api—indeed; te—Your; deva—my Lord; pada-ambuja-
dvaya—of the two lotus feet; prasida—of the mercy; lesa—by only a trace;
anugrhitah favored; eva—certainly; hi—indeed; janati—one knows; tattvam—
the truth; bhagavat —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mahimnah—of the
greatness; na—never; ca—and; anyah—another; ekah—one; api—although;
ciram—for a long period; vicinvan—speculating.

TRANSLATION

““ ‘My Lord, if one is favored by even a slight trace of the mercy of Your lotus
feet, he can understand the greatness of Your personality. But those who
speculate in order to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead are
unable to know You, even though they continue to study the Vedas for many
years."
