Shloka 10
Citraketu’s Detachment, Nārada’s Mantra, and the Darśana of Anantadeva
न ह्यस्यास्ति प्रिय: कश्चिन्नाप्रिय: स्व: परोऽपि वा । एक: सर्वधियां द्रष्टा कर्तृणां गुणदोषयो: ॥ १० ॥
na hy asyāsti priyaḥ kaścin nāpriyaḥ svaḥ paro ’pi vā ekaḥ sarva-dhiyāṁ draṣṭā kartṝṇāṁ guṇa-doṣayoḥ
ഈ ജീവന് ആരും പ്രിയനല്ല, ആരും അപ്രിയനല്ല; സ്വന്തം-പരൻ എന്ന ഭേദവും ഇല്ല. അവൻ ഒരുത്തൻ തന്നെ എല്ലാവരുടെ ബുദ്ധികളുടെ ദ്രഷ്ടാവും, കർത്താക്കളുടെ ഗുണദോഷങ്ങളുടെ സാക്ഷി മാത്രവുമാണ്।
As explained in the previous verse, the living entity has the same qualities as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but he has them in minute quantities because he is a small particle ( sūkṣma ) whereas the Supreme Lord is all-pervading and great. For the Supreme Lord there are no friends, enemies or relatives, for He is completely free from all the disqualifications of ignorance that characterize the conditioned souls. On the other hand, He is extremely kind and favorable to His devotees, and He is not at all satisfied with persons who are envious of His devotees. As the Lord Himself confirms in Bhagavad-gītā (9.29) :
FAQs
This verse says the Lord has no one as specially dear or hateful; He remains the impartial witness, observing the actions and inner dispositions of all.
In the context of instructing through life’s reversals, the teaching emphasizes that happiness and distress arise from karma and the Lord’s impartial supervision, not from divine favoritism.
Practice steadiness: focus on right action and inner sincerity, accept results without resentment, and remember the Supreme Witness sees both intentions and deeds.