Bhagavata Purana 4.20.28
Srimad Bhagavatam · 20 · Verse 28
Sanskrit Original
जगज्जनन्यां जगदीश वैशसं स्यादेव यत्कर्मणि न: समीहितम् । करोषि फल्ग्वप्युरु दीनवत्सल: स्व एव धिष्ण्येऽभिरतस्य किं तया ॥ २८ ॥
jagaj-jananyāṁ jagad-īśa vaiśasaṁ syād eva yat-karmaṇi naḥ samīhitam karoṣi phalgv apy uru dīna-vatsalaḥ sva eva dhiṣṇye ’bhiratasya kiṁ tayā
My dear Lord of the universe, the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, is the mother of the universe, and yet I think that she may be angry with me because of my intruding upon her service and acting on that very platform to which she is so much attached. Yet I am hopeful that even though there is some misunderstanding, You will take my part, for You are very much inclined to the poor, and You always magnify even insignificant service unto You. Therefore even though she becomes angry, I think that there is no harm for You, because You are so self-sufficient that You can do without her.