# Cc. Madhya 10.137 > প্রভু কহে, — ঈশ্বর হয় পরম স্বতন্ত্র ৷ > ঈশ্বরের কৃপা নহে বেদ-পরতন্ত্র ৷৷ ১৩৭ ৷৷ ॥১৩৭॥ ## Text > prabhu kahe,-īśvara haya parama svatantra > īśvarera kṛpā nahe veda-paratantra ## Synonyms *prabhu kahe*—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; *īśvara*—the Supreme Personality of Godhead or Īśvara Purī; *haya*—is; *parama*—supremely; *svatantra*—independent; *īśvarera*—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or of Īśvara Purī; *kṛpā*—the mercy; *nahe*—is not; *veda-paratantra*—subject to the Vedic rules. ## Translation **Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, "Both the Supreme Personality of Godhead and My spiritual master, Īśvara Purī, are completely independent. Therefore neither the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead nor that of Īśvara Purī is subject to any Vedic rules or regulations.**