SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

2 Srimad-Bhigavatam[Canto 7, Ch.lTEXT 1,fi'(l;#fiif/"*1: fir{: ij I...,.. ..._Mltr ifitr l91"iqU8_'i'\l ll1n " "sri-rajovacasamab, priyab, suhrd brahmanbhutaniim bhagavan svayamindrasyarthe katham daityanavadhid vamo yathiisri-raja uvdca-Mahiiriija Parikit said; samab,-equal; priyab,beloved;suhrt-friend; brahman-0 brahmar:w (Sukadeva);bhlltiiniim-toward all living entities; bhagamn-the Supreme Lord,Vim; svayam-Himself; indrasya-of lndra; arthe-for the benefit;katham-how; daityan-the demons; avadhit-killed; vamab,-partial;yathii-as if.TRANSLATIONKing Parikit inquired: My dear braa, the Supreme Personalityof Godhead, Vi:r;tu, being everyone's well-wisher, is equaland extremely dear to everyone. How, then, did He become partiallike a common man for the sake of lndra and thus kill lndra'senemies? How can a person equal to everyone be partial to someand inimical toward others?PURPORTIn Bhagavad-gitii (9.29) the Lord says, samo 'ham sarva-bhuteu name dveyo 'sti na priyab,: "I am equal to everyone. No one is dear to Me,nor is anyone My enemy." In the previous canto, however, it has beenobserved that the Lord sided with lndra by killing the demons on his account(hata-putra ditib, sakra-parr:ti-graher:ta VTJunii). Therefore, theLord was clearly partial to lndra, although He is the Supersoul in everyone'sheart. The soul is extremely dear to everyone, and similarly the