# Cc. Madhya 7.144-145 ## Text > bahu stuti kari' kahe,—śuna, dayā-maya > jīve ei guṇa nāhi, tomāte ei haya > > more dekhi' mora gandhe palāya pāmara > hena-more sparśa' tumi,—svatantra īśvara ## Synonyms *bahu*—many; *stuti*—prayers; *kari'*—presenting; *kahe*—says; *śuna*—kindly hear; *dayā*-*maya*—O greatly merciful Lord; *jīve*—in the living entity; *ei*—this; *guṇa*—quality; *nāhi*—there is not; *tomāte*—in You; *ei*—this; *haya*—is; *more* *dekhi'*—by seeing me; *mora* *gandhe*—from smelling my body; *palāya*—runs away; *pāmara*—even a sinful man; *hena*-*more*—such a person as me; *sparśa'*—touch; *tumi*—You; *svatantra*—fully independent; *īśvara*—the Supreme Personality of Godhead. ## Translation **The brāhmaṇa Vāsudeva continued, "O my merciful Lord, such mercy is not possible for ordinary living entities. Such mercy can be found only in You. Upon seeing me, even a sinful person goes away due to my bad bodily odor. Yet You have touched me. Such is the independent behavior of the Supreme Personality of Godhead."**