sarvātmanaḥ samadṛśo viṣamaḥ svabhāvo
sarvātmanaḥ samadṛśo viṣamaḥ svabhāvo
bhakta-priyo yad asi kalpataru-svabhāvaḥ
O Lord with unlimited powers of yoga! Your activities are inconceivable. Though equal to all, you show favoritism. You, who create the universe as your pastime by māyā, who know all beings, and who give life to all beings, show particular affection for your devotees. You have the nature of a desire tree.
Not only have you shown mercy to devotees like me, but you show such mercy to any devotee whoever he may be. O Lord with unlimited powers of yoga (amita-yoga)! Your activities are beyond logic (citram). “What is so inconceivable?” Though you are equal to all, you show favoritism (visama-svabhāvaḥ). “What is the nature of my being equal?” You create the worlds by your māyā-śakti. You create everything. You know everything (viśāradasya). You give consciousness and life to all beings (sarvātmanaḥ). Your equality to all beings is shown by creating all beings, knowing all beings and giving life to all beings. “How is my favoritism shown?” You show affection for devotees, and not for others, among all those you have created. “Does that produce fault in me?” Not at all! This is a great quality in you! You have the nature of a desire tree. Just as desire tree fulfilled the desires of all who take shelter, and not the desires of those who do not take shelter, so you fulfill the desires of the devotes, who take shelter, and not others. You are affectionate to those who worship you. Thus you are actually very just. You have said:
samo 'haṁ sarva-bhūteṣu na me dveṣyo 'sti na priyaḥ |
ye bhajanti tu māṁ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cāpy aham ||
I am equal to all living beings. I do not hate anyone nor do I favor anyone. To whatever extent a person worships me with devotion, I am attached to him in a similar way. BG 9.29
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śrī-bhagavān uvāca
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