Text 2] The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone
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Supersoul is also dear to everyone. Thus there cannot be any faulty action on the part of the Supersoul. The Lord is always kind to all living entities, irrespective of form and situation, yet He took the side of Indra just like an ordinary friend. This was the subject of Parikṣit Mahārāja's inquiry. As a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, he knew very well that Kṛṣṇa cannot be partial to anyone, but when he saw that Kṛṣṇa acted as the enemy of the demons, he was somewhat doubtful. Therefore he posed this question to Śukadeva Gosvāmī for a clear answer.
A devotee cannot accept that Lord Viṣṇu has material qualifications. Mahārāja Parikṣit knew perfectly well that Lord Viṣṇu, being transcendental, has nothing to do with material qualities, but to confirm his conviction he wanted to hear from the authority Śukadeva Gosvāmī. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura says,  samasya katham vaiṣamyam : since the Lord is equally disposed toward everyone, how can He be partial?  Priyasya katham asureṣu prīty-abhāvaḥ . The Lord, being the Supersoul, is extremely dear to everyone. Why, then, should the Lord display unsympathetic behavior toward the  asuras ? How is this impartial?  Suhṛdaś ca katham teṣv asauhārdam . Since the Lord says that He is  suhṛdam sarva-bhūtānām , the well-wisher of all living entities, how could He act with partiality by killing demons? These questions arose in the heart of Parikṣit Mahārāja, and therefore he inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
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न हस्यार्थः सुरगणैः साक्षान्निःश्रेयसात्मनः । नैवासुरेभ्यो विद्वेषो नोद्वेगश्चागुणस्य हि ॥ २ ॥
na hy asyārthaḥ sura-gaṇaiḥ sākṣān niḥśreyasātmanaḥ naivāsurebhyo vidveṣo nodvegaś cāguṇasya hi
na —not;  hi —certainly;  asya —His;  arthaḥ —benefit, interest;  sura-gaṇaiḥ —with the demigods;  sākṣāt —personally;  niḥśreyasa —of the highest bliss;  ātmanaḥ —whose nature;  na —not;  eva —certainly;  asurebhyaḥ —for the demons;  vidveṣaḥ —envy;  na —not;  udvegaḥ —