CC Antya 12.28

Antya-līlā, Chapter 12, Text 28

‘শাস্তি’-ছলে কৃপা কর, — এ তোমার ‘করুণা’ ।
ত্রিজগতে তোমার চরিত্র বুঝে কোন্ জনা ? ২৮ ।। ॥ ২৮ ॥

‘śāsti’-chale kṛpā kara, — e tomāra ‘karuṇā’
trijagate tomāra caritra bujhe kon janā?

Word by word

śāsti-chale — on the pretext of chastisement; kṛpā kara — You bestow mercy; e — this; tomāra karuṇā — Your causeless mercy; tri-jagate — within the three worlds; tomāra — Your; caritra — character; bujhe — understands; kon janā — what person.

Translation

“My dear Lord, Your chastising me is Your causeless mercy. Who within the three worlds can understand Your real character?”