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
Raja Pṛthu akan melihat segala perbuatan rakyatnya, yang batin dan zahir, melalui para pengintip; namun tiada siapa dapat mengetahui sistem perisikannya. Terhadap pujian dan celaan, baginda tetap berkecuali—seperti prāṇa-vāyu, hembusan hayat dalam tubuh, yang hadir di dalam dan di luar namun tidak memihak dalam apa jua urusan.
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.