SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

Text 13] The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone 21Lord's impartiality. He is suhrdam saroa-bhutiiruim, the friend of everyone.Therefore partiality cannot apply to the character of the SupremePersonality of Godhead, who always maintains His position as thesupreme controller. The Lord killed Putanii as an enemy, but because ofHis bein g the supreme controller, she attained an exalted position as Hismother. Srila Madhva Muni therefore remarks, kiile kiila-vaye 'piSitii.dehadi-kiirar:uztvat suranikam iva sthitam sattvam. Ordinarily a murdereris hanged, and in the Manu-samhita it is said that a king bestowsmercy upon a murderer by killing him, thus saving him from variouskinds of suffering. Because of his sinful activities, such a murderer iskilled by the mercy of the king. Kt!?J.la, the supreme judge, deals withmatters in a similar way because He is the supreme controller. The conclusion,therefore, is that the Lord is always impartial and always verykind to all living entities.TEXT 1331citG\Uf;(f: "ftrnn tJdifon 1sWtn 'R i{ R11'1 ll IIatraivodiihrtab, puroamitihasab, surarir:uipritya maha-kratau rajanprcchate 'jata-satraveatra-in this connection; eva-certainly; udahrtab,-was recited;pllroam-previously; itihasab,-an old story; sura-rir:uJ,-by the greatsage Narada; pritya-with joy; maha-kratau-at the great Riijasftyasacrifice; rajan-0 King; prcchate-to the inquiring; ajata-satrave­Mahiiraja Yudhi!?thira, who had no enemy.TRANSLATIONFormerly, 0 King, when Maharaja Yudhi!hira was performingthe Rijasiiya sacrifice, the great sage Nirada, responding to his inquiry,recited historical facts showing how the Supreme Personalityof Godhead is always impartial, even when killing demons.In this regard he gave a vivid example.