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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 1]
bhagavat-tejasā sprṣṭaṁ nāśaknod dhantum udyamaiḥ
tam—Him; sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūtam—the soul in all entities; pra- śāntam—peaceful and without hatred, etc.; sama-darśanam—equal to everyone; bhagavat-tejasā—with the power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sprṣṭam—protected; na—not; aśaknot—was able; han- tum—to kill; udyamaiḥ—by great attempts and various weapons.
TRANSLATION
The Lord, the Supersoul of all living entities, is sober, peaceful and equal to everyone. Since the great devotee Prahlāda was pro- tected by the Lord's potency, Hiraṇyakaśipu was unable to kill him, in spite of endeavoring to do so in various ways.
PURPORT
In this verse the word  sarva-bhūtātma-bhūtam  is very significant.  Īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛd-deśe 'rjuna tiṣṭhati:  the Lord is equally situated in the core of everyone's heart. Thus He cannot be envious of anyone or friendly to anyone; for Him everyone is the same. Although He is sometimes seen to punish someone, this is exactly like a father's punishing his child for the child's welfare. The Supreme Lord's punishment is also a manifestation of the Lord's equality. Therefore the Lord is described as  praśāntaṁ sama-darśanam . Although the Lord has to execute His will properly, He is equipoised in all circumstances. He is equally disposed toward everyone.
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ततस्तौ राक्षसौ जातौ केशिन्यां विश्रवःसुतौ । रावणः कुम्भकर्णश्च सर्वलोकोपतापनौ ॥४४॥
tatas tau rākṣasau jātau keśinyāṁ viśravaḥ-sutau rāvaṇaḥ kumbhakarṇaś ca sarva-lokopatāpanau