# Cc. Madhya 5.86 > এত শুনি’ নাস্তিক লোক উপহাস করে । > কেহ বলে, ঈশ্বর — দয়ালু, আসিতেই পারে ॥৮৬॥ ## Text > eta śuni' nāstika loka upahāsa kare > keha bale, īśvara—dayālu, āsiteha pāre ## Synonyms *eta śuni'*—hearing this; *nāstika*—atheistic; *loka*—class of men; *upahāsa*—joking; *kare*—do; *keha bale*—someone says; *īśvara*—God; *dayālu*—merciful; *āsiteha pāre*—He is able to come. ## Translation **Hearing the emphatic statement of the younger brāhmaṇa, some atheists in the meeting began to cut jokes. However, someone else said, "After all, the Lord is merciful, and if He likes, He can come."**