Text 8] The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone 11

hladini sandhini samvit
tvayy eka sarva-sarnsthitau
hlada-tapa-kari misra

tvayi no guna-varjite

According to this statement of the Bhagavata-sandarbha, the Supreme
Lord, being always transcendental to the material qualities, is never
affected by the influence of these qualities. This same characteristic is
also present in the living being, but because he is conditioned by material
nature, even the pleasure potency of the Lord is manifested in the condi-
tioned soul as troublesome. In the material world the pleasure enjoyed by
the conditioned soul is followed by many painful conditions. For in-
stance, we have seen that in the two great wars, which were conducted by
the rajo-guna and tamo-guna, both parties were actually ruined. The
German people declared war against the English to ruin them, but the
result was that both parties were ruined. Although the Allies were ap-
parently victorious, at least on paper, actually neither of them were vic-
torious. Therefore it should be concluded that the Supreme Personality
of Godhead is not partial to anyone. Everyone works under the influence
of various modes of material nature, and when the various modes are
prominent, the demigods or demons appear victorious under the in-
fluence of these modes.

Everyone enjoys the fruits of his qualitative activities. This is also

confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (14.11-13):

sarva-dvaresu dehe ’smin
prakasa upajayate
jiidnam yada tada vidyad

vivrddham sattvam ity uta

lobhah pravrttir drambhah
karmandm asamah sprha

rajasy etani jayante
vivrddhe bharatarsabha

aprakaso ‘pravrttis ca
pram4ado moha eva ca
