Text 23] The Residents of Jambūdvīpa Offer Prayers
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vatām —on the head of the devotees;  bibharṣi —You maintain;  mām —me;  lakṣma —as an insignia on Your chest;  vareṇya —O worshipable one;  māyayā —with deceit;  kaḥ —who;  īśvarasya —of the supremely powerful controller;  īhitam —the desires;  ūhitum —to understand by reason and argument;  vibhuḥ —is able;  iti —thus.
TRANSLATION
O infallible one, Your lotus palm is the source of all benediction. Therefore Your pure devotees worship it, and You very mercifully place Your hand on their heads. I wish that You may also place Your hand on My head, for although You already bear my insignia of golden streaks on Your chest, I regard this honor as merely a kind of false prestige for me. You show Your real mercy to Your devotees, not to me. Of course, You are the supreme absolute controller, and no one can understand Your motives.
PURPORT
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:
na tathā me priyatama ātma-yonir na śaṅkaraḥ na ca saṅkarṣaṇo na śrī naivātmā ca yathā bhavān
Here Krsna plainly says that His devotees are more dear to Him than Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa (the original cause of creation, the goddess of fortune or even His own Self. Elsewhere in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (10.9.20) Śukadeva Gosvāmī says,
nemam viriñco na bhavo na śrī apy aṅga saṁśrayā prasādam lebhire gopī yat tat prāpa vimuktidāt