Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 12
The Sūtas Foretell the Glories and Future Deeds of King Pṛthu
अन्तर्बहिश्च भूतानां पश्यन् कर्माणि चारणै: । उदासीन इवाध्यक्षो वायुरात्मेव देहिनाम् ॥ १२ ॥
antar bahiś ca bhūtānāṁ paśyan karmāṇi cāraṇaiḥ udāsīna ivādhyakṣo vāyur ātmeva dehinām
El rey Pṛthu, por medio de sus espías, verá las acciones internas y externas de todos sus ciudadanos; sin embargo, nadie podrá conocer su sistema de inteligencia. Él permanecerá neutral ante la alabanza o la censura, como el aire vital dentro del cuerpo, que se manifiesta por dentro y por fuera y aun así no se apega a ningún asunto.
FAQs
This verse says a righteous king may supervise everyone’s activities for protection and justice, yet remain personally detached—like the all-pervading air and like the Supersoul within all beings.
Because he could know what was happening throughout the kingdom and regulate it, while remaining unbiased and unattached—pervading in oversight without becoming entangled.
Do your duty of supervision (at home, work, or community) with fairness and awareness, but avoid ego, favoritism, and personal entanglement in others’ actions.