Text 16] The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva
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between good and bad in the material world. Therefore, such an exalted person is  samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu ; that is to say, he is equal toward everyone, not distinguishing between friend and enemy. Because he is on the absolute platform, free from material contamination, he is called  parātma-bhūta  or  brahma-bhūta . Kapila Muni, therefore, was not at all angry at the sons of Sagara Mahārāja; rather, they were burnt to ashes by the heat of their own bodies.
TEXT 14
योऽसमञ्जस इत्युक्तः स केशिन्या नृपात्मजः । तस्य पुत्रोऽशुमान् नाम पितामहहिते रतः ॥१४॥
yo 'samañjasa ity uktaḥ sa keśinyā nṛpātmajaḥ tasya putro 'ṁśumān nāma pitāmaha-hite rataḥ
yaḥ —one of the sons of Sagara Mahārāja;  asamañjasaḥ —whose name was Asamañjasa;  iti —as such;  uktaḥ —known;  saḥ —he;  keśinyāḥ —in the womb of Keśinī, the other queen of Sagara Mahārāja;  nṛpa-ātmajaḥ —the son of the King;  tasya —of him (Asamañjasa);  putraḥ —the son;  aṁśumān nāma —was known as Aṁśumān;  pitāmaha-hite —in doing good for his grandfather, Sagara Mahārāja;  rataḥ —always engaged.
TRANSLATION
Among the sons of Sagara Mahārāja was one named Asamañjasa, who was born from the King's second wife, Keśinī. The son of Asamañjasa was known as Aṁśumān, and he was always engaged in working for the good of Sagara Mahārāja, his grandfather.
TEXTS 15-16
असमञ्जस आत्मानं दर्शयन्नसमञ्जसम् । जातिसरः पुरा सङ्गाद् योगी योगाद् विचालितः ॥१५॥ आचरन् गर्हितं लोके ज्ञातीनां कर्म विप्रियम् । सरय्वां क्रीडतो बालान् प्रास्यदुद्धेजयञ्जनम् ॥१६॥