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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.16.20
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 20
- yaṁ vai vibhūtir upayāty anuvelam anyair
- arthārthibhiḥ sva-śirasā dhṛta-pāda-reṇuḥ
- dhanyārpitāṅghri-tulasī-nava-dāma-dhāmno
- lokaṁ madhuvrata-pater iva kāma-yānā
yamwhom — whom; vaicertainly — certainly; vibhūtiḥLakṣmī, the goddess of fortune — Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune; upayātiwaits upon — waits upon; anuvelamoccasionally — occasionally; anyaiḥby others — by others; arthamaterial facility — material facility; arthibhiḥby those who desire — by those who desire; svaon their own heads-śirasāon their own heads — on their own heads; dhṛtaaccepting — accepting; pādaof the feet — of the feet; reṇuḥthe dust — the dust; dhanyaby the devotees — by the devotees; arpitaoffered — offered; aṅghriat Your feet — at Your feet; tulasīof tulasī leaves — of tulasī leaves; navafresh — fresh; dāmaon the garland — on the garland; dhāmnaḥhaving a place — having a place; lokamthe place — the place; madhuof the king of the bees-vrataof the king of the bees-pateḥof the king of the bees — of the king of the bees; ivalike — like; kāmais anxious to secure-yānāis anxious to secure — is anxious to secure.
The goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, 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 tulasī leaves offered at Your feet by some blessed devotee.
As previously described, tulasī 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 tulasī leaves offered to the lotus feet of the Lord, so Lakṣmī, the goddess who is sought by the demigods, brāhmaṇas, Vaiṣṇavas 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 (CC Madhya 13.80, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.).