Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.16.59

bhavān hi kāraṇaḿ tatra

sarva-jño jagad-īśvaraḥ

anugrahaḿ nigrahaḿ vā

manyase tad vidhehi naḥ

SYNONYMS

bhavān — Your good self; hi — certainly; kāraṇam — the cause; tatra — in that matter (the removal of illusion); sarva-jñaḥ — the knower of everything; jagat-īśvaraḥ — the supreme controller of the universe; anugraham — favor; nigraham — punishment; vā — or; manyase — (whatever) You consider; tat — that; vidhehi — arrange; naḥ — for us.

TRANSLATION

O Lord, since You are the omniscient Lord of the universe, You are the actual cause of freedom from illusion. Please arrange for us whatever You consider proper, whether it be mercy or punishment.

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