Verse 2.4.171

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.171:

यस्या एव विलोलायाः प्रायः सर्वत्र कथ्यते ।
नवानाम् अपि भक्तानां भगवत्-प्रियताधिका ॥ १७१ ॥

yasyā eva vilolāyāḥ prāyaḥ sarvatra kathyate |
navānām api bhaktānāṃ bhagavat-priyatādhikā || 171 ||

yasyāḥ–than whom; eva–certainly; vilolāyāḥ–fickle; prāyaḥ–generally; sarvatra–everywhere; kathyate–it is said; navānām–of the new; api–even; bhaktānām–devotees; bhagavat–to the Lord; priyatā–dearness; adhikā–more.

It is said everywhere that new devotees are dearer to Śrī Bhagavān than this Cañcalā-Lakṣmī.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)

Śrī Nārada says, “This manifestation of Lakṣmī is supremely restless (parama-cañcalā). On the pretext of being cursed by Durvāsā, she wanders here and there, suddenly abandoning those who take her shelter. Śrī Bhagavān loves even the new devotees more than this mercurial manifestation of the goddess of fortune, what to speak of Bhagavān’s affection for His older devotees who are deeply entrenched in their bhakti. This fact is mentioned everywhere in the Purāṇas and other scriptures. However, since this Cañcalā-Lakṣmī is an incarnation of Mahā-Lakṣmī, she is also similar to her. Therefore, it is said that when the ocean of milk was being churned to obtain the nectar of immortality, Cañcalā-Lakṣmī manifested and Śrī Bhagavān held her on His chest. However, the Mahā-Lakṣmī, who is Śrī Bhagavān’s dearmost beloved, permanently resides on His chest and is always worshiped by the devotees. She should not be disregarded in any way.”