Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 23
Varṣa-devatā Worship in Jambūdvīpa: Hayagrīva/Hayaśīrṣa, Nṛsiṁha, Kāmadeva (Pradyumna), Matsya, Kūrma, and Varāha
स त्वं ममाप्यच्युत शीर्ष्णि वन्दितं कराम्बुजं यत्त्वदधायि सात्वताम् । बिभर्षि मां लक्ष्म वरेण्य मायया क ईश्वरस्येहितमूहितुं विभुरिति ॥ २३ ॥
sa tvaṁ mamāpy acyuta śīrṣṇi vanditaṁ karāmbujaṁ yat tvad-adhāyi sātvatām bibharṣi māṁ lakṣma vareṇya māyayā ka īśvarasyehitam ūhituṁ vibhur iti
হে অচ্যুত! তোমাৰ পদ্মহস্ত সৰ্বমঙ্গলৰ উৎস; সেয়ে শুদ্ধ সাত্বত ভক্তসকলে তাক বন্দনা কৰে, আৰু তুমি কৃপাৰে তেওঁলোকৰ মস্তকত হাত থৈ দিয়া। মোৰ শিৰতো সেই হাত থ’বলৈ মই কামনা কৰোঁ। যদিও তোমাৰ বক্ষস্থলত মোৰ সোণালী ৰেখাৰ চিহ্ন তুমি ধাৰণ কৰিছা, মই তাক মোৰ বাবে মিথ্যা গৌৰৱ বুলিয়েই ভাবোঁ; তোমাৰ সত্য কৃপা ভক্তসকলৰ প্ৰতি, মোৰ প্ৰতি নহয়। তুমি পৰমেশ্বৰ, সৰ্বনিয়ন্তা; তোমাৰ অভিপ্ৰায় কোনে বুজিব পাৰে?
In many places, the śāstras describe the Supreme Personality of Godhead as being more inclined toward His devotees than toward His wife, who always remains on His chest. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.14.15) it is stated:
FAQs
This verse teaches that the Supreme Lord’s intentions are ultimately beyond complete human inference—His actions are guided by His superior, inconceivable potency (māyā/śakti).
She expresses humility and devotion, honoring the Lord’s lotus hand as supremely worshipable, and acknowledges that the same hand especially blesses and protects His devotees (sātvatas).
Do your duty with devotion, accept outcomes without resentment, and remember that the Lord’s arrangement may be higher than what we can immediately understand.