Text 9]
The Churning of the Milk Ocean
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TEXT 9
तस्यां चक्रः स्पृहां सर्वे ससुरासुरमानवाः ।
रूपौदार्यवयोवर्णमहिमाक्षिप्तचेतसः ॥ ९ ॥
tasyām cakruḥ spṛhām sarve sasurāsura-mānavāḥ rūpaudārya-vayo-varṇa- mahimākṣipta-cetasaḥ
tasyām—unto her; cakruḥ—did; spṛhām—desire; sarve—everyone; sa-sura-asura-mānavāḥ—the demigods, the demons and the human beings; rūpa-audārya—by the exquisite beauty and bodily features; vayaḥ—youth; varṇa—complexion; mahimā—glories; ākṣipta—agitated; cetasaḥ—their minds.
TRANSLATION
Because of her exquisite beauty, her bodily features, her youth, her complexion and her glories, everyone, including the demigods, the demons and the human beings, desired her. They were attracted because she is the source of all opulences.
PURPORT
Who in this world does not want to possess wealth, beauty and the social respectability that come from these opulences? People generally desire material enjoyment, material opulence and the association of aristocratic family members ( bhagaiśvarya-prasaktānām ). Material enjoyment entails money, beauty and the reputation they bring, which can all be achieved by the mercy of the goddess of fortune. The goddess of fortune, however, never remains alone. As indicated in the previous verse by the word  bhagavat-parā , she is the property of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is enjoyable only by Him. If one wants the favor of the goddess of fortune, mother Lakṣmī, because she is by nature  bhagavat-parā  one must keep her with Nārāyaṇa. The devotees who always engage in the service of Nārāyaṇa ( nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇa ) can easily