Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 39

Sanskrit:

आत्मारामस्य तस्येमा वयं वै गृहदासिका: ।सर्वसङ्गनिवृत्त्याद्धा तपसा च बभूविम ॥ ३९ ॥

ITRANS:

ātmārāmasya tasyemāvayaṁ vai gṛha-dāsikāḥsarva-saṅga-nivṛttyāddhātapasā ca babhūvima

Translation:

Thus, by renouncing all material association and practicing austere penances, we queens have all become personal maidservants of the self-satisfied Supreme Lord.

Purport:

In the opinion of Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, Śrīmatī Lakṣmaṇā became embarrassed when she realized that she had been talking about herself, and so she spoke this verse praising her co-wives. In her humility Lakṣmaṇā claimed that Kṛṣṇa’s queens, unlike ordinary wives, could not bring their husband under control, and thus they could relate to Him only as servile housekeepers. In fact, however, since the Lord’s queens are direct expansions of His internal pleasure potency (hlādinī-śakti), they fully controlled Him with their love.