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SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

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Text 2] The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone 3Supersoul is also dear to everyone. Thus there cannot be any faulty actionon the part of the Supersoul. The Lord is always kind to all livingentities, irrespective of form and situation, yet He took the side of lndrajust like an ordinary friend. This was the subject of Parikit Maharaja'sinquiry. As a devotee of Lord Kra, he knew very well that Kra cannot.be partial to anyone, but when he saw that Kra acted as the enemyof the demons, he was somewhat doubtful. Therefore he posed this questionto Sukadeva Gosvami for a clear answer.A devotee cannot accept that Lord Viu has material qualifications.Maharaja Parikit knew perfectly well that Lord Viu, being transcendental,has nothing to do with material qualities, but to confirm his convictionhe wanted to hear from the authority Sukadeva Gosvami. SrilaVisvanatha Cakravarti 'fhakura says, samasya katham vaamyam:since the Lord is equally disposed toward everyone, how can He be partial?Priyasya katham asure§u prity-abhava/:1.. The Lord, being theSupersoul, is extremely dear to everyone. Why, then, should the Lorddisplay unsympathetic behavior toward the asuras? How is this impartial?SuhrdaS ca katham te§v asauhardam. Since the Lord says that He issuhrdam saro.a-bhiiianiim, the well-wisher of all living entities, howcould He act with partiality by killing demons? These questions arose inthe heart of Parikit Maharaja, and therefore he inquired from SukadevaGosvami.TEXT2'f : : f'l:t(1kW\': IcCitJ .. g ft: II IIna hy asyarthab, sura-gar:w.ibsak§an nib,Sreyasatmanab,naivasurebhyo vidve§onodvega§ cagur:w.sya hina-not; hi-certainly; asya-His; arthab,-benefit, interest; suragary,aib,-withthe demigods; sak§at-personally; nib,Sreyasa-of thehighest bliss; atmanab,-whose nature; na-not; eva-certainly;asurebhyab,-for the demons; vidve§ab,-envy; na-not; udvegab,-

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