na mṛṣā paramārtham eva me
śṛṇu vijñāpanam ekam agrataḥ
yadi me na dayiṣyase tadā
dayanīyas tava nātha durlabhaḥ

 na - not; mṛṣā - untruth; parama-artham - full of meaning; eva - certainly; me - my; śṛṇu - kindly hear; vijñāpanam - submission; ekam - one; agrataḥ - first; yadi - if; me - unto me; na dayiṣyase - You will not show mercy; tadā - then; dayanīyaḥ - candidate for mercy; tava - Your; nātha - O Lord; durlabhaḥ - difficult to find.


Text

“ ‘Let us submit one piece of information before You, dear Lord. It is not at all false but is full of meaning. It is this: If You are not merciful upon us, then it will be very, very difficult to find more suitable candidates for Your mercy.’

Purport

This verse is from the Stotra-ratna (47), by Śrī Yāmunācārya.