Shloka 4
Rājasūya: Agrapūjā for Kṛṣṇa and the Slaying (and Liberation) of Śiśupāla
न ह्येकस्याद्वितीयस्य ब्रह्मण: परमात्मन: । कर्मभिर्वर्धते तेजो ह्रसते च यथा रवे: ॥ ४ ॥
na hy ekasyādvitīyasya brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ karmabhir vardhate tejo hrasate ca yathā raveḥ
Yet the splendor of the Absolute Truth—the Paramātmā, the primeval One without a second—is neither increased nor diminished by His acts, just as the sun’s power is not altered by its movement.
Śrīla Prabhupāda writes in Kṛṣṇa: “[King Yudhiṣṭhira said,] ‘Your real position is always exalted, exactly like that of the sun, which always remains at the same temperature, both during the time of its rising and the time of its setting. Although we feel the difference in temperature between the rising and the setting sun, the temperature of the sun never changes. You are always transcendentally equipoised, and thus You are neither pleased nor disturbed by any condition of material affairs. You are the Supreme Brahman, the Personality of Godhead, and for You there are no relativities.’”
FAQs
This verse states that the Supreme (Brahman/Paramātmā) is one and nondual, and His divine splendor does not increase or decrease due to any actions—like the sun whose brightness is constant.
The comparison shows that any perceived increase or decrease is only apparent; the Supreme Reality remains unchanged, just as the sun’s brilliance is constant even when it seems covered or revealed.
Don’t judge spiritual truth by external ups and downs—keep steady devotion and discernment, remembering the Divine is constant even when circumstances fluctuate.