Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.23.47

hitvānyān bhajate yaḿ śrīḥ

pāda-sparśāśayāsakṛt

svātma-doṣāpavargeṇa

tad-yācñā jana-mohinī

SYNONYMS

hitvā — giving up; anyān — others; bhajate — worships; yam — which Lord; śrīḥ — the goddess of fortune; pāda-sparśa — for the touch of His lotus feet; āśayā — with the desire; asakṛt — constantly; sva-ātma — of herself; doṣa — the faults (of fickleness and pride); apavargeṇa — putting aside; tat — His; yācñā — begging; jana — ordinary humans; mohinī — bewildering.

TRANSLATION

Hoping for the touch of His lotus feet, the goddess of fortune perpetually worships Him alone, leaving aside all others and renouncing her pride and fickleness. That He begs is certainly astonishing to everyone.

PURPORT

The supreme master of the goddess of fortune herself obviously does not have to beg for food, as pointed out here by the brāhmaṇas, who are finally manifesting real spiritual intelligence.

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