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Chapter 8: The Churning of the Milk Ocean

Verse 25 of 40
SB 8.8.25

तस्याः श्रियस्त्रिजगतो जनको जनन्या वक्षो निवासमकरोत्परमं विभूतेः श्रीः स्वाः प्रजाः सकरुणेन निरीक्षणेन यत्र स्थितैधयत साधिपतींस्त्रिलोकान्

tasyāḥ śriyas tri-jagato janako jananyā vakṣo nivāsam akarot paramaṁ vibhūteḥ śrīḥ svāḥ prajāḥ sakaruṇena nirīkṣaṇena yatra sthitaidhayata sādhipatīṁs tri-lokān

Synonyms

tasyāḥof her; śriyaḥthe goddess of fortune; tri-jagataḥof the three worlds; janakaḥthe father; jananyāḥof the mother; vakṣaḥbosom; nivāsamresidence; akarotmade; paramamsupreme; vibhūteḥof the opulent; śrīḥthe goddess of fortune; svāḥown; prajāḥdescendants; sa-karuṇenawith favorable mercy; nirīkṣaṇenaby glancing over; yatrawherein; sthitāstaying; aidhayataincreased; sa-adhipatīnwith the great directors and leaders; tri-lokānthe three worlds..

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the father of the three worlds, and His bosom is the residence of mother Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, the proprietor of all opulences. The goddess of fortune, by her favorable and merciful glance, can increase the opulence of the three worlds, along with their inhabitants and their directors, the demigods.

Purport

According to the desire of Lakṣmīdevī, the goddess of fortune, the Supreme Personality of Godhead made His bosom her residence so that by her glance she could favor everyone, including the demigods and ordinary human beings. In other words, since the goddess of fortune stays on the bosom of Nārāyaṇa, she naturally sees any devotee who worships Nārāyaṇa. When the goddess of fortune understands that a devotee is in favor of devotional service to Nārāyaṇa, she is naturally inclined to bless the devotee with all opulences. The karmīs try to receive the favor and mercy of Lakṣmī, but because they are not devotees of Nārāyaṇa, their opulence is flickering. The opulence of devotees who are attached to the service of Nārāyaṇa is not like the opulence of karmīs. The opulence of devotees is as permanent as the opulence of Nārāyaṇa Himself.

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