ŚB 10.16.59
Devanagari
भवान् हि कारणं तत्र सर्वज्ञो जगदीश्वर: ।
अनुग्रहं निग्रहं वा मन्यसे तद् विधेहि न: ॥ ५९ ॥
अनुग्रहं निग्रहं वा मन्यसे तद् विधेहि न: ॥ ५९ ॥
Verse text
bhavān hi kāraṇaṁ tatra
sarva-jño jagad-īśvaraḥ
anugrahaṁ nigrahaṁ vā
manyase tad vidhehi naḥ
sarva-jño jagad-īśvaraḥ
anugrahaṁ nigrahaṁ 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.