Text 21] The Doorkeepers Cursed by the Sages * 655

TIN TAS oUATTTOTT
BS AYATVAT HIMATAT U1 et |

yam vai vibhutir upayaty anuvelam anyair
artharthibhih sva-sirasa dhrta-pada-renuh

dhanyarpitanghri-tulasi-nava-dama-dhamno
lokam madhu-vrata-pater iva kamayana

yam—whom; vai—certainly; vibhitih—Laksmi, the Goddess of Fortune;
upayati—waits upon; anuvelam—occasionally; anyaih—by others; artha—
material facility; arthibhih—by those who desire; sva-sirasa—on their own
heads; dhrta—accepting; pada—of the feet; renuh—the dust; dhanya—by the
devotees; arpita—offered; anghri—at Your feet; tulasi—of tulasi leaves;
nava—fresh; dama—on the garland; dhamnah—having a place; lokam—the
place; madhu-vrata-pateh—of the king of the bees; iva—like; kamayana—is
anxious to secure.

TRANSLATION

The goddess of fortune, Lakgmi, the dust of whose feet is worn on the
head by others, waits upon You, as appointed, for she is anxious to
secure a place in the abode of the king of bees, who hovers on the fresh
wreath of tulasi leaves offered at Your feet by some blessed devotee.

PURPORT

As previously described, tulasi has attained all superior qualities due to
being placed at the lotus feet of the Lord. The comparison made here is
very nice. As the king of bees hovers over the tulast leaves offered to the
lotus feet of the Lord, so Laksmi, the goddess who is sought after by the
demigods, brahmanas, Vaisnavas and everyone else, always engages in
rendering service to the lotus feet of the Lord. The conclusion is that no
one can be the benefactor of the Lord; everyone is actually the servant of
the servant of the Lord.

TEXT 21

wat  fafreafterqrtaret
ARMINIA: |

a of fesrarayeare: Fala:
MATATH FAT ATTA ATRATTN RF I
