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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 19]
the creation. Mother Lakṣmī is extremely difficult to understand because she is so powerful that the jurisdiction of her power is difficult to overcome. Mother Lakṣmī is represented in the material world as the external energy, but actually she is always the internal energy of the Lord.
TEXT 12
तस्या अधीश्वरः साक्षात्त्वमेव पुरुषः परः । त्वं सर्वयज्ञ इज्येयं क्रियेयं फलभ्रुग्भवान् ॥१२॥
tasyā adhīśvaraḥ sākṣāt tvam eva puruṣaḥ paraḥ tvam sarva-yajña ijyeyam kriyeyam phala-bhug bhavān
tasyāḥ —of her;  adhīśvaraḥ —the master;  sākṣāt —directly;  tvam —You;  eva —certainly;  puruṣaḥ —the person;  paraḥ —supreme;  tvam —You;  sarva-yajñaḥ —personified sacrifice;  ijyā —worship;  iyam —this (Lakṣmī);  kriyā —activities;  iyam —this;  phala-bhuk —the enjoyer of the fruits;  bhavān —You.
TRANSLATION
My Lord, You are the master of energy, and therefore You are the Supreme Person. You are sacrifice [yajña] personified. Lakṣmī, the embodiment of spiritual activities, is the original form of worship offered unto You, whereas You are the enjoyer of all sacrifices.
TEXT 13
गुणव्यक्तिरियं देवी व्यञ्जको गुणभ्रुग्भवान् । त्वं हि सर्वशरीर्यात्मा श्रीः शरीरेन्द्रियाशयाः । नामरूपे भगवती प्रत्ययस्त्वमपाश्रयः ॥१३॥
guṇa-vyaktir iyam devī vyañjako guṇa-bhug bhavān tvam hi sarva-śarīy ātmā śrīḥ śarīrendriyāśayāḥ