202 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 23

asuras; daksinya-drsti-padavim—the position bestowed by the merciful
glance; bhavatah—of Your Lordship; pranitah—have achieved.

TRANSLATION

O supreme shelter of everyone, great personalities like Brahma
enjoy their perfection simply by tasting the honey of rendering
service at Your lotus feet. But as for us, who are all rogues and
debauchees born of an envious family of demons, how have we
received Your mercy? It has been possible only because Your
mercy is causeless.

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citram tavehitam aho ’mita-yogamaya-
lila-visrsta-bhuvanasya visdradasya
sarvatmanah samadrso ’visamah svabhavo

bhakta-priyo yad asi kalpataru-svabhavah

citram—very wonderful; tava ihitam—all Your activities; aho—alas;
amita—unlimited; yogamaéya—of Your spiritual potency; lila—by the
pastimes; visrsta-bhuvanasya—of Your Lordship, by whom all the uni-
verses have been created; visdradasya—of Your Lordship, who are ex-
pert in all respects; sarva-dtmanah—of Your Lordship, who pervade all;
sama-drsah—and who are equal toward all; avisamah—without dif-
ferentiation; svabhavah—that is Your characteristic; bhakta-priyah—
under the circumstances You become favorable to the devotees; yat—be-
cause; asi— You are; kalpataru-svabhdvah—having the characteristic of
a desire tree.

TRANSLATION

O my Lord, Your pastimes are all wonderfully performed by
Your inconceivable spiritual energy; and by her perverted reflec-
tion, the material energy, You have created all the universes. As
