Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 52


Sanskrit:

ये मां भजन्ति दाम्पत्ये तपसा व्रतचर्यया ।कामात्मानोऽपवर्गेशं मोहिता मम मायया ॥ ५२ ॥

ITRANS:

ye māṁ bhajanti dāmpatyetapasā vrata-caryayākāmātmāno ’pavargeśaṁmohitā mama māyayā

Translation:

Although I have the power to award spiritual liberation, lusty persons worship Me with penance and vows in order to get My blessings for their mundane family life. Such persons are bewildered by My illusory energy.

Purport:

The word dāmpatye indicates the relationship between husband and wife. Lusty and bewildered persons worship the Supreme Lord to enhance this relationship, though they know He can free them from their useless attachment to temporary things.