लयेवाsप्यथवा सृष्टौ अन्तरालेsपि स क्वचित् |
प्रकृत्या रहितं ब्रह्म कदाचिदपि तिष्ठति ||
layēvāpyathavā sruśṭhau antarālēpi sa kvacit |
prakrutyā rahitam brahma kadācidapi tiśṭati ||
Be it the time of dissolution, maintenance or of creation, Shriman Narayana does not remain without Lakshmi, the presiding deity of Prakruti. The two of them are together at all times.
– Trailokyacharya Shrimadanandatirtha Bhagavatpada
Bhagavata Tatparya Nirnaya – 3-27-6