136 Srimad-Bhagavatam [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 every-
thing, 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.

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Sri-bhagavan uvdca
aham bhakta-paradhino
hy asvatantra iva dvija
sadhubhir grasta-hrdayo
bhaktair bhakta-jana-priyah

Sri-bhagavan uvadca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said;
aham—I; bhakta-paraddhinah—am dependent on the will of My
devotees; hi—indeed; asvatantrah—am not independent; iva—exactly
like that; dvija—O brahmana; sddhubhih—by pure devotees, com-
pletely free from all material desires; grasta-hrdayah—My heart is con-
trolled; bhaktaih—because they are devotees; bhakta-jana-priyah—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 brahmana: 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.
