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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 8]
fortune, to the accompaniment of Vedic mantras chanted by learned brāhmaṇas. While thus being bathed, the goddess of fortune maintained her original style, with a lotus flower in her hand, and she appeared very beautiful. The goddess of fortune is the most chaste, for she does not know anyone but the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
The goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, is described in this verse as  śriyam , which means that she has six opulences—wealth, strength, influence, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. These opulences are received from the goddess of fortune. Lakṣmī is addressed here as  devī , the goddess, because in Vaikuṇṭha she supplies all opulences to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees, who in this way enjoy natural life in the Vaikuṇṭha planets. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is pleased with His consort, the goddess of fortune, who carries a lotus flower in her hand. Mother Lakṣmī is described in this verse as  satī , the supremely chaste, because she never diverts her attention from the Supreme Personality of Godhead to anyone else.
TEXT 15
समुद्रः पीतकौशेयवाससी समुपाहरत् ।
वरुणः स्रजं वैजयन्तीं मधुना मत्तषट्पदाम् ॥१५॥
samudraḥ pīta-kauśeya- vāsasī samupāharat varuṇaḥ srajaṁ vaijayantīṁ madhunā matta-ṣaṭpadām
samudraḥ —the ocean;  pīta-kauśeya —yellow silk;  vāsasī —both the upper and lower portions of a garment;  samupāharat —presented;  varuṇaḥ —the predominating deity of the water;  srajaṁ —garland;  vaijayantīṁ —the most decorated and the biggest;  madhunā —with honey;  matta —drunken;  ṣaṭ-padām —bumblebees, which have six legs.