Text 7] The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone
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stands the activities of the Lord in truth is transferred to the spiritual world after he gives up his material body.
TEXT 7
सच्चं रजस्तम इति प्रकृतेर्नात्मनो गुणाः । न तेषां युगपद्राजन् हास उल्लास एव वा ॥ ७ ॥
sattvam rajas tama iti prakṛter nātmano guṇāḥ na teṣām yugapad rājan hrāsa ullāsa eva vā
sattvam —the mode of goodness;  rajaḥ —the mode of passion;  tamaḥ —the mode of ignorance;  iti —thus;  prakṛteḥ —of material nature;  na —not;  ātmanaḥ —of the spirit soul;  guṇāḥ —qualities;  na —not;  teṣām —of them;  yugapat —simultaneously;  rājan —O King;  hrāsaḥ —diminution;  ullāsaḥ —prominence;  eva —certainly;  vā —or.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Parikṣit, the material qualities—sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa—all belong to the material world and do not even touch the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These three guṇas cannot act by increasing or decreasing simultaneously.
PURPORT
The original position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is one of equality. There is no question of His being influenced by  sattva-guṇa ,  rajo-guṇa  or  tamo-guṇa , for these material qualities cannot touch the Supreme Lord. The Lord is therefore called the supreme  īśvara .  Īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ : He is the supreme controller. He controls the material qualities ( daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā ).  Mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate : material nature ( prakṛti ) works under His order. How, then, can He be under the qualities of  prakṛti ? Kṛṣṇa is never influenced by the material qualities. Therefore there is no question of partiality in the Supreme Personality of Godhead.