Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .2.89
yathā vā –
[yathaa vaa –]
keśavasya karuṇā-lave ’pi ced
[keshavasya karunaa-lave ’pi ched]
bāḍavo ’pi kila ṣaḍavo mama |
[baadavo ’pi kila shadavo mama |]
asya yady adayatā kuśa-sthalī
[asya yady adayataa kusha-sthalee]
pūrṇa-siddhir api me kuśasthalī ||89||
[poorna-siddhir api me kushasthalee ||89||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yathā vā –
keśavasya karuṇā-lave ’pi ced
bāḍavo ’pi kila ṣaḍavo mama |
asya yady adayatā kuśa-sthalī
pūrṇa-siddhir api me kuśasthalī ||89||
Another example: If Keśava shows even a little mercy to me, the vāḍaba fire will be like a sweet drink. If He does not show me mercy, even Dvārakā, full of wealth and power, will be like a piece of grassy earth.
Purport
One devotee has confidently expressed this opinion: “If a drop of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy can be bestowed upon me, then I shall feel completely carefree, even in the midst of a fire or an ocean. But if I become bereft of His causeless mercy, then even if I became the King of Dvārakā, I would be simply an object for pinpricks.”
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary
This verse shows results of attaining and not attaining mercy. Ṣāḍava means a type of sweet drink. Kuśa-sthalī means Dvārakā, but also means a place covered with kuśa grass.
My note
Source: vedabase.io