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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.34
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 34
- yadā sasmāra ṛṣabham
- ṛṣīṇāṁ dayitaṁ patim
- tatra cāste saha strībhir
- yatrāste sa prajāpatiḥ
yadāwhen — when; sasmārashe thought of — she thought of; ṛṣabhamthe foremost — the foremost; ṛṣīṇāmamong the ṛṣis — among the ṛṣis; dayitamdear — dear; patimhusband — husband; tatrathere — there; caand — and; āsteshe was present — she was present; sahaalong with — along with; strībhiḥthe maidservants — the maidservants; yatrawhere — where; āstewas present — was present; saḥhe — he; prajāpatiḥthe Prajāpati (Kardama) — the Prajāpati (Kardama).
When she thought of her great husband, the best of the sages, Kardama Muni, who was very dear to her, she, along with all the maidservants, at once appeared where he was.
It appears from this verse that in the beginning Devahūti thought herself to be dirty and dressed in a very niggardly way. When her husband asked her to enter the lake, she saw the maidservants, and they took care of her. Everything was done within the water, and as soon as she thought of her beloved husband, Kardama, she was brought before him without delay. These are some of the powers attained by perfect yogīs; they can immediately execute anything they desire.