Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 17
Varṣa-devatā Worship in Jambūdvīpa: Hayagrīva/Hayaśīrṣa, Nṛsiṁha, Kāmadeva (Pradyumna), Matsya, Kūrma, and Varāha
तद्भगवतो मायामयं रूपं परमसमाधियोगेन रमा देवी संवत्सरस्य रात्रिषु प्रजापतेर्दुहितृभिरुपेताह:सु च तद्भर्तृभिरुपास्ते इदं चोदाहरति ॥ १७ ॥
tad bhagavato māyāmayaṁ rūpaṁ parama-samādhi-yogena ramā devī saṁvatsarasya rātriṣu prajāpater duhitṛbhir upetāhaḥsu ca tad-bhartṛbhir upāste idaṁ codāharati.
吉祥天女拉克什米（Rāmādevī）以至高三摩地之奉爱瑜伽，全心礼敬主那由幻力显现而极其慈悲的迦摩天形相。在名为萨姆瓦特萨拉（Saṁvatsara）的期间，白昼由生主之子（昼之主宰神）相伴，夜晚由其女（夜之主宰神）相伴，她如此侍奉并诵念如下咒语。
The word māyāmayam used in this verse should not be understood according to the interpretations of the Māyāvādīs. Māyā means affection as well as illusion. When a mother deals with her child affectionately, she is called māyāmaya. In whatever form the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu appears, He is always affectionate toward His devotees. Thus the word māyāmayam is used here to mean “very affectionate toward the devotees.” Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī writes in this regard that māyāmayam can also mean kṛpā-pracuram, deeply merciful. Similarly, Śrīla Vīrarāghava says, māyā-pracuranātmīya-saṅkalpena parigṛhītam ity arthaḥ jñāna-paryāyo ’tra māyā-śabdaḥ: when one is very affectionate due to an intimate relationship, one is described as māyāmaya. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains māyāmayam by dividing it into the words māyā and āmayam. He explains these words to indicate that because the living entity is covered by the disease of illusion, the Lord is always eager to deliver His devotee from the clutches of māyā and cure him of the disease caused by the illusory energy.
FAQs
This verse states that Ramā Devī (Lakṣmī) worships the Supreme Lord’s divine form with parama-samādhi-yoga, accompanied by Prajāpati’s daughters and their husbands, and offers prayers in that context.
Śukadeva is describing the devotional culture of Bhārata-varṣa and related worship; he notes that Lakṣmī’s worship is performed in the company of Prajāpati’s daughters and their spouses, introducing the prayers that follow.
Cultivate focused remembrance of the Lord—through daily prayer, mantra, and attentive worship—so devotion becomes steady and absorbed rather than distracted.