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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.6.49

భవాంస్తు పుంస: పరమస్య మాయయా దురన్తయాస్పృష్టమతి: సమస్తద‍ృక్ । తయా హతాత్మస్వనుకర్మచేత:- స్వనుగ్రహం కర్తుమిహార్హసి ప్రభో ॥ ౪౯ ॥
bhavāṁs tu puṁsaḥ paramasya māyayā
[bhavaams tu pumsah paramasya maayayaa]
durantayāspṛṣṭa-matiḥ samasta-dṛk
[durantayaasprishta-matih samasta-drik]
tayā hatātmasv anukarma-cetaḥsv
[tayaa hataatmasv anukarma-chetahsv]
anugrahaṁ kartum ihārhasi prabho
[anugraham kartum ihaarhasi prabho]
Word-for-word
bhavān — Your Lordship tu — but puṁsaḥ — of the person paramasya — the supreme māyayā — by the material energy durantayā — of great potency aspṛṣṭa — unaffected matiḥ — intelligence samasta-dṛk — seer or knower of everything tayā — by the same illusory energy hata-ātmasu — bewildered at heart anukarma-cetaḥsu — whose hearts are attracted by fruitive activities anugraham — mercy kartum — to do iha — in this case arhasi — desire prabho — O lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhavāṁs tu puṁsaḥ paramasya māyayā
bhavān
Your Lordship
tu
but
puṁsaḥ
of the person
paramasya
the supreme
māyayā
by the material energy
durantayāspṛṣṭa-matiḥ samasta-dṛk
durantayā
of great potency
aspṛṣṭa
unaffected
matiḥ
intelligence
samasta-dṛk
seer or knower of everything
tayā hatātmasv anukarma-cetaḥsv
tayā
by the same illusory energy
hata-ātmasu
bewildered at heart
anukarma-cetaḥsu
whose hearts are attracted by fruitive activities
anugrahaṁ kartum ihārhasi prabho
anugraham
mercy
kartum
to do
iha
in this case
arhasi
desire
prabho
O lord.
My dear lord, you are never bewildered by the formidable influence of the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore you are omniscient and should be merciful and compassionate toward those who are bewildered by the same illusory energy and are very much attached to fruitive activities.
Purport

A Vaiṣṇava is never bewildered by the influence of the external energy because he is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. The Lord states in Bhagavad-gītā (7.14) :

daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te

“My divine energy consisting of the three modes of material nature is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.” A Vaiṣṇava should take care of those who are bewildered by this māyā instead of becoming angry with them, because without a Vaiṣṇava’s mercy they have no way to get out of the clutches of māyā. Those who have been condemned by māyā are rescued by the mercy of devotees:

vāṣchā-kalpatarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaiṣṇava devotees of the Lord. They are just like desire trees who can fulfill the desires of everyone, and they are full of compassion for the fallen conditioned souls.” Those who are under the influence of the illusory energy are attracted to fruitive activities, but a Vaiṣṇava preacher attracts their hearts to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O lord! Since your intelligence is not influenced by the Lord’s māyā and you see everything, you should be merciful to those whose minds have been conquered by māyā and are afflicted by various karmas. You, the best of devotees, should not become angry. You are not under the control of māyā. Thus you see everything: you see the great suffering they will endure as a result of their offenses. The method of showing them mercy is described. Their intelligence has been defeated by māyā. How can they gain discrimination? How can those whose minds are afflicted by various karmas recognize the devotees? You should be merciful to them.
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