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
噢，不可堕者阿周陀啊！你的莲华之手是一切吉祥与恩赐之源，因此清净的娑多婆信徒礼敬它；你又以慈悲将此手安置在他们的头顶。我也愿你将这只手放在我头上。纵然你胸前佩持我那金色纹线的标记，我却视之为虚妄的荣耀；你真实的慈恩只赐予奉爱者，并非赐予我。你是至上主宰、绝对的控制者；谁能测知你的意旨？
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.