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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.21.7

अथान्यो भोक्ष्यमाणस्य विभक्तस्य महीपते: । विभक्तं व्यभजत् तस्मै वृषलाय हरिं स्मरन् ॥ ७ ॥
athānyo bhokṣyamāṇasya
[athaanyo bhokshyamaanasya]
vibhaktasya mahīpateḥ
[vibhaktasya maheepateh]
vibhaktaṁ vyabhajat tasmai
[vibhaktam vyabhajat tasmai]
vṛṣalāya hariṁ smaran
[vrishalaaya harim smaran]
Word-for-word
atha — thereafter anyaḥ — another guest bhokṣyamāṇasya — who was just about to eat vibhaktasya — after setting aside the share for the family mahīpateḥ — of the King vibhaktam — the food allotted for the family vyabhajat — he divided and distributed tasmai — unto him vṛṣalāya — unto a śūdra harim — the Supreme Personality of Godhead smaran — remembering.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athānyo bhokṣyamāṇasya
atha
thereafter
anyaḥ
another guest
bhokṣyamāṇasya
who was just about to eat
vibhaktasya mahīpateḥ
vibhaktasya
after setting aside the share for the family
mahīpateḥ
of the King
vibhaktaṁ vyabhajat tasmai
vibhaktam
the food allotted for the family
vyabhajat
he divided and distributed
tasmai
unto him
vṛṣalāya hariṁ smaran
vṛṣalāya
unto a śūdra
harim
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
smaran
remembering.
Thereafter, having divided the remaining food with his relatives, Rantideva was just about to eat his own share when a śūdra guest arrived. Seeing the śūdra in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, King Rantideva gave him also a share of the food.
Purport

Because King Rantideva saw everyone as part of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he never distinguished between the brāhmaṇa and the śūdra, the poor and the rich. Such equal vision is called sama-darśinaḥ ( paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ ). One who has actually realized that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated in everyone’s heart and that every living being is part of the Lord does not make any distinction between the brāhmaṇa and the śūdra, the poor ( daridra ) and the rich ( dhanī ). Such a person sees all living beings equally and treats them equally, without discrimination.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, having divided the remaining food with his relatives, Rantideva was just about to eat his own share when a śūdra guest arrived. Remembering the Lord, King Rantideva gave him also a share of the food. When Rantideva had divided up what was left after the brāhmaṇa had eaten, another guest arrived. He took a portion of the food for his family and gave that to the śūdra.
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Personal Guidance
A śūdra guest arrives and receives the next share. Sama-darśinaḥ — equal vision — does not skip the lower in giving; it actively includes them.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom in my circle do I quietly skip when distributing hospitality, time, or attention?
  • Where could conscious inclusion of the 'lower' actually deepen my devotion?
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