278 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 19

Sriyam—the goddess of fortune; visnum—Lord Visnu; ca—and;
vara-dau—the bestowers of benedictions; dsisam—of blessings;
prabhavau—the sources; ubhau—both; bhaktya—with devotion;
sampijayet—should worship; nityam—daily; yadi—if; icchet—
desires; sarva—all; sampadah—opulences.

TRANSLATION

If one desires all opulences, his duty is to daily worship Lord
Visnu with His wife, Laksmi. With great devotion one should wor-
ship Him according to the above-mentioned process. Lord Visnu
and the goddess of fortune are an immensely powerful combina-
tion. They are the bestowers of all benedictions and the sources of
all good fortune. Therefore the duty of everyone is to worship
Laksmi-Narayana.

PURPORT

Laksmi-Narayana—Lord Visnu and mother Laksmi—are always situ-
ated in everyone’s heart (isvarah sarva-bhiitandm hrd-dese ’rjuna
tisthati). However, because nondevotees do not realize that Lord Visnu
stays with His eternal consort, Laksmi, within the hearts of all living en-
tities, they are not endowed with the opulence of Lord Visnu.
Unscrupulous men sometimes address a poor man as daridra-ndrdyana,
or “‘poor Narayana.” This is most unscientific. Lord Visnu and Laksmi
are always situated in everyone’s heart, but this does not mean that
everyone is Narayana, especially not those in poverty. This is a most
abominable term to use in connection with Narayana. Narayana never
becomes poor, and therefore He can never be called daridra-ndrayana.
Narayana is certainly situated in everyone’s heart, but He is neither poor
nor rich. Only unscrupulous persons who do not know the opulence of
Narayana try to afflict Him with poverty.

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IIS NRE | Aaa |
RTA TIT aa: AAT |e
