Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.17.22
न तस्य कश्चिद्दयित: प्रतीपो
न ज्ञातिबन्धुर्न परो न च स्व: ।
समस्य सर्वत्र निरञ्जनस्य
सुखे न राग: कुत एव रोष: ॥ २२ ॥
na tasya kaścid dayitaḥ pratīpo
[na tasya kashchid dayitah prateepo]
na jñāti-bandhur na paro na ca svaḥ
[na jnaati-bandhur na paro na cha svah]
samasya sarvatra nirañjanasya
[samasya sarvatra niranjanasya]
sukhe na rāgaḥ kuta eva roṣaḥ
[sukhe na raagah kuta eva roshah]
Word-for-word
na
—
not
tasya
—
of Him (the Supreme Lord)
kaścit
—
anyone
dayitaḥ
—
dear
pratīpaḥ
—
not dear
na
—
nor
jñāti
—
kinsman
bandhuḥ
—
friend
na
—
nor
paraḥ
—
other
na
—
nor
ca
—
also
svaḥ
—
own
samasya
—
who is equal
sarvatra
—
everywhere
nirañjanasya
—
without being affected by material nature
sukhe
—
in happiness
na
—
not
rāgaḥ
—
attachment
kutaḥ
—
from where
eva
—
indeed
roṣaḥ
—
anger.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na tasya kaścid dayitaḥ pratīpo
na
not
tasya
of Him (the Supreme Lord)
kaścit
anyone
dayitaḥ
dear
pratīpaḥ
not dear
na jñāti-bandhur na paro na ca svaḥ
na
nor
jñāti
kinsman
bandhuḥ
friend
na
nor
paraḥ
other
na
nor
ca
also
svaḥ
own
samasya sarvatra nirañjanasya
samasya
who is equal
sarvatra
everywhere
nirañjanasya
without being affected by material nature
sukhe na rāgaḥ kuta eva roṣaḥ
sukhe
in happiness
na
not
rāgaḥ
attachment
kutaḥ
from where
eva
indeed
roṣaḥ
anger.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is equally disposed toward all living entities. Therefore no one is very dear to Him, and no one is a great enemy for Him; no one is His friend, and no one is His relative. Being unattached to the material world, He has no affection for so-called happiness or hatred for so-called distress. The two terms happiness and distress are relative. Since the Lord is always happy, for Him there is no question of distress.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Lord, uncontaminated by māyā, equal in all circumstances, has no favored person and no enemy, no relative by marriage, and no relative by paternal relationship, no person he considers as other than himself and no person he considers his own. Not being attached to happiness, what is the question of his showing anger?
“The Lord then favors some jīvas and hates other jīvas because he binds up some, liberates others and gives others happiness.” That is not so. He does not have favorites or enemies because he regards all equally at all times, because he is not affected by māyā (nirañjanasya). He has no attachment to material happiness, what then to speak of hatred for anything opposing material happiness. It is said:
indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau |
tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau ||34||
Attachment and repulsion are firmly fixed in each of the sense objects. One should not come under control of attachment and repulsion. They are the two obstacles. BG 3.34
Thus he does not have favorites or enemies caused by attachment or repulsion.
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Personal Guidance
The Lord is equally disposed to all — no one is dear, none enemy, friend, or relative; being unattached, He is the witness of every karma. Equanimity is His baseline.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I project favoritism onto God that He does not have?
- What would I do differently if I really believed He had no favorite?
My note
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