Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 22
Raivata and Cākṣuṣa Manvantaras; Brahmā’s Prayers at Śvetadvīpa
Prelude to Samudra-manthana
न यस्य वध्यो न च रक्षणीयो नोपेक्षणीयादरणीयपक्ष: । तथापि सर्गस्थितिसंयमार्थं धत्ते रज:सत्त्वतमांसि काले ॥ २२ ॥
na yasya vadhyo na ca rakṣaṇīyo nopekṣaṇīyādaraṇīya-pakṣaḥ tathāpi sarga-sthiti-saṁyamārthaṁ dhatte rajaḥ-sattva-tamāṁsi kāle
For the Supreme Personality of Godhead there is no one to be killed, no one to be protected, no one to be neglected and no one to be worshiped. Nonetheless, for the sake of creation, maintenance and annihilation according to time, He accepts different forms as incarnations either in the mode of goodness, the mode of passion or the mode of ignorance.
This verse explains that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is equal to everyone. This is confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gītā (9.29) :
FAQs
This verse says the Supreme has no one to kill or protect and no favored or neglected party; He remains unbiased, yet He manages creation, maintenance, and dissolution through the three modes of nature.
In their prayer, the Devas acknowledge that although the Lord is transcendental, He empowers material nature by manifesting the functions of sattva, rajas, and tamas to regulate the universe in time.
It helps a devotee stay steady in success and failure: the Lord is not biased, and life’s changes move through the modes—so one should seek devotion that rises above the gunas.