302 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 8

gandharva-siddhasura-yaksa-carana-
traipistapeyddisu ndnvavindata

vilokayanti—observing, examining; niravadyam—without any fault;
atmanah—for herself; padam—position; dhruvam—eternal; ca—also;
avyabhicari-sat-gunam—without any change of qualities; gandharva—
among the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka; siddha—the inhabitants of
Siddhaloka; asuwra—the demons; yaksa—the Yaksas; cdrana—the in-
habitants of Caranaloka; traipistapeya-ddisu—and among the demigods;
na—not; anvavindata—could accept any one of them.

TRANSLATION
While walking among the Gandharvas, Yaksas, asuras, Siddhas,

Caranas and denizens of heaven, Laksmidevi, the goddess of for-
tune, was scrutinizingly examining them, but she could not find
anyone naturally endowed with all good qualities. None of them
was devoid of faults, and therefore she could not take shelter of
any of them.

PURPORT

The goddess of fortune, Laksmidevi, having been generated from the
ocean of milk, was the daughter of the ocean. Thus she was allowed to
select her own husband in a svayarnvara ceremony. She examined every
one of the candidates, but she could not find anyone suitably qualified to
be her shelter. In other words, Narayana, the natural husband of Laksmi,
cannot be superseded by anyone in this material world.

TEXT 20
Tat wa a avatar
Te Had Ta A ARIAT |
apaeneterea a aati:
a tau fH WAETINAT: IIRoll

niinam tapo yasya na manyu-nirjayo
jranam kvacit tac ca na sanga-varjitam
