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the offering of the devotee? He is not actually dependent, but He likes to
be dependent upon His devotee. This is His mercy. Similarly, He does not
fear the asuras. Thus there is no question of partiality in the Supreme
Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 3
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ATT - GueTeRTRT AMET I 3 I
iti nah sumaha-bhaga
naradyana-gundn prati
samsayah sumahan jatas
tad bhavarns chettum arhati

iti—thus; nah—our; su-maha-bhaga—O glorious one; ndrdyana-
gundn—the qualities of Narayana; prati—toward; samsayah—doubt;
su-mahan—very great; jatah—born; tat—that; bhavan—Your Lord-
ship; chettum arhati—please dispel.

TRANSLATION

O greatly fortunate and learned brahmana, whether Narayana is
partial or impartial has become a subject of great doubt. Kindly
dispel my doubt with positive evidence that Narayana is always
neutral and equal to everyone.

PURPORT

Since Lord Narayana is absolute, His transcendental qualities are de-
scribed as one. Thus His punishments and His offerings of favor are both
of the same value. Essentially, His inimical actions are not displays of en-
mity toward His so-called enemies, but in the material field one thinks
that Krsna is favorable to devotees and unfavorable to nondevotees.
When Krsna finally instructs in Bhagavad-gita, sarva-dharmaén paritya-
Jya mam ekam Saranam vraja, this is meant not only for Arjuna but for
every living entity within this universe.
