Text 7] The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone 9

stands the activities of the Lord in truth is transferred to the spiritual
world after he gives up his material body.

TEXT 7

ae wen fa sedate JT: |
Ta PIA Ba Io TT ATI II

sattvarh rajas tama iti
prakrter nétmano gunah

na tesam yugapad rdajan
hrdsa ulldsa eva va

sattvam—the mode of goodness; rajah—the mode of passion;
tamah—the mode of ignorance; iti—thus; prakrteh—of material
nature; na—not; dtmanah—of the spirit soul; gunaéh—qualities; na—
not; tesaim—of them; yugapat—simultaneously; rdjan—O King;
hraésah—diminution; ullasah—prominence; eva—certainly; vé—or.

TRANSLATION
My dear King Pariksit, the material qualities—sattva-guna, rajo-
guna and tamo-guna—all belong to the material world and do not
even touch the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These three

gunas cannot act by increasing or decreasing simultaneously.

PURPORT

The original position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is one of
equality. There is no question of His being influenced by sattva-guna,
rajo-guna or tamo-guna, for these material qualities cannot touch the
Supreme Lord. The Lord is therefore called the supreme iSvara. Isvarah
paramah krsnah: He is the supreme controller. He controls the material
qualities (daivi hy esd gunamayi mama maya). Mayddhyaksena
prakrtih siiyate: material nature (prakrti) works under His order. How,
then, can He be under the qualities of prakrti? Krsna is never influenced
by the material qualities. Therefore there is no question of partiality in

the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
