Bhagavatam, 1.11.26

Srimad-Bhagavatam, 1.11.26:

"The Lord’s chest is the abode of the goddess of fortune. His moonlike face is
the drinking vessel for eyes which hanker after all that is beautiful. His arms
are the resting places for the administrative demigods. And His lotus feet are
the refuge of pure devotees who never talk or sing of any subject except His
Lordship."

PURPORT

There are different classes of human beings, all seeking different enjoyments
from different objects. There are persons who are seeking after the favor of the
goddess of fortune, and for them the Vedic literatures give information that the
Lord is always served with all reverence by thousands and thousands of goddesses
of fortune at the cintämaëi-dhäma,* the transcendental abode of the Lord where
the trees are all desire trees and the buildings are made of touchstone. The
Lord Govinda is engaged there in herding the surabhi cows as His natural
occupation. These goddesses of fortune can be seen automatically if we are
attracted by the bodily features of the Lord. The impersonalists cannot observe
such goddesses of fortune because of their dry speculative habit. And those who
are artists, overtaken by the beautiful creation, should better see to the
beautiful face of the Lord for complete satisfaction. The face of the Lord is
the embodiment of beauty. What they call beautiful !
nature is but His smile, and what they call the sweet songs of the birds are
but specimens of the whispering voice of the Lord. There are administrative
demigods in charge of departmental service of cosmic management, and there are
tiny administrative gods in the state service. They are always afraid of other
competitors, but if they take shelter of the arms of the Lord, the Lord can
protect them always from the attacks of enemies. A faithful servant of the Lord
engaged in the service of administration is the ideal executive head and can
well protect the interest of the people in general. Other so-called
administrators are symbols of anachronisms leading to the acute distress of the
people who are governed by them. The administrators can remain safely under the
protection of the arms of the Lord. The essence of everything is the Supreme
Lord: He is called the säram. And those who sing and talk about Him are called
the säraìgas, or the pure devotees. The pure devotees are al!
ways hankering after the lotus feet of the Lord. The lotus has!
a kind
of honey which is transcendentally relished by the devotees. They are like the
bees who are always after the honey. Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé, the great devotee
äcärya of the Gauòéya-Vaiñëava-sampradäya, has sung a song about this lotus
honey, comparing himself to the bee: “O my Lord Kåñëa, I beg to offer my prayers
unto You. My mind is like the bee, and it is after some honey. Kindly,
therefore, give my bee-mind a place at Your lotus feet, which are the resources
for all transcendental honey. I know that even big demigods like Brahmä do not
see the rays of the nails of Your lotus feet, even though they are engaged in
deep meditation for years together. Still, O infallible one, my ambition is
such, for You are very merciful to your surrendered devotees. O Mädhava, I know
also that I have no genuine devotion for the service of Your lotus feet, but
because Your Lordship is inconceivably powerful, You can do what is impossible
to be done. Your lotus feet can deride even the nectar of !
the heavenly kingdom, and therefore I am very much attracted by them. O supreme
eternal, please, therefore, let my mind be fixed at Your lotus feet so that
eternally I may be able to relish the taste of Your transcendental service.” The
devotees are satisfied with being placed at the lotus feet of the Lord and have
no ambition to see His all-beautiful face or aspire for the protection of the
strong arms of the Lord. They are humble by nature, and the Lord is always
leaning towards such humble devotees.