2 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 1
TEXT 1
ATTA
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Sri-rajovaca
samah priyah suhrd brahman
bhitanam bhagavan svayam
indrasyarthe katham daityan
avadhid visamo yatha
Sri-raja._ uvaca—Maharaja Pariksit said; samah—equal; priyah—
beloved; suhrt—friend; brahman—O brahmana_ (Sukadeva);
bhiitanam—toward all living entities; bhagavan—the Supreme Lord,
Visnu; svayam—Himself; indrasya—of Indra; arthe—for the benefit;
katham—how; daityan—the demons; avadhit—killed; visamah—par-
tial; yatha—as if.
TRANSLATION
King Pariksit inquired: My dear brahmana, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, Visnu, being everyone’s well-wisher, is equal
and extremely dear to everyone. How, then, did He become partial
like a common man for the sake of Indra and thus kill Indra’s
enemies? How can a person equal to everyone be partial to some
and inimical toward others?
PURPORT
In Bhagavad-gita (9.29) the Lord says, samo "ham sarva-bhiitesu na
me dvesyo ’sti na priyah: “I am equal to everyone. No one is dear to Me,
nor is anyone My enemy.” In the previous canto, however, it has been
observed that the Lord sided with Indra by killing the demons on his ac-
count (hata-putra ditih Sakra-parsni-grahena visnuna). Therefore, the
Lord was clearly partial to Indra, although He is the Supersoul in every-
one’s heart. The soul is extremely dear to everyone, and similarly the
