188 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 17
without being affected by material nature; sukhe—in happiness; na—
not; régah—attachment; kutah—from where; eva—indeed; rosah—
anger.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is equally disposed toward
all living entities. Therefore no one is very dear to Him, and no
one is a great enemy for Him; no one is His friend, and no one is
His relative. Being unattached to the material world, He has no
affection for so-called happiness or hatred for so-called distress.
The two terms happiness and distress are relative. Since the Lord is
always happy, for Him there is no question of distress.
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tathapi tac-chakti-visarga esarh
sukhaya duhkhaya hitahitaya
bandhaya moksadya ca mrtyu-janmanoh
Saririnam samsrtaye ’vakalpate
tathapi—still; tat-sakti—of the Lord’s energy; visargah—the cre-
ation; esdm—of these (conditioned souls) ; sukhadya—for the happiness;
duhkhaya—for the distress; hita-ahitaya—for the profit and loss;
bandhaya—for the bondage; moksdya—for the liberation; ca—also;
mrtyu—of death; janmanoh—and birth; saririnam—of all those who
accept material bodies; samsrtaye—for the repetition; avakalpate—acts.
TRANSLATION
Although the Supreme Lord is unattached to our happiness and
distress according to karma, and although no one is His enemy or
favorite, He creates pious and impious activities through the
