220 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 16
TEXT 14
aaa ARTA wa:
TH FA TAA: |
aa wafereaguigg rat
watt am ANd AeA 128i
tavaiva marica manah-sarirajah
praja imah sattva-rajas-tamo-jusah
samo bhavarhs tasv asurddisu prabho
tathapi bhaktam bhajate mahesvarah
tava—your; eva—indeed; marica—O son of Marici; manah-sarira-
jah—born either of your body or of your mind (all the demons and
demigods); prajah—born of you; imah—all of them; sattva-rajah-
tamah-jusah—infected with sattva-guna, rajo-guna or tamo-guna;
samah—equal; bhavan—your good self; tasu—to every one of them;
asura-Gdisu—beginning with the asuras; prabho—O my lord; tatha
api—still; bhaktam—unto the devotees; bhajate—takes care of;
maha-isvarah—the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme con-
troller.
TRANSLATION
O son of Marici, because you are a great personality you are
equal toward all the demons and demigods, who are born either
from your body or from your mind and who possess one or
another of the three qualities—sattva-guna, rajo-guna or tamo-
guna. But although the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the
supreme controller, is equal toward all living entities, He is es-
pecially favorable to the devotees.
PURPORT
In Bhagavad-gita (9.29) the Lord says:
samo ’ham sarva-bhitesu
na me dvesyo ’sti na priyah
