Shloka 21
Bhīṣmadeva’s Passing Away in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa
सर्वात्मन: समदृशो ह्यद्वयस्यानहङ्कृते: । तत्कृतं मतिवैषम्यं निरवद्यस्य न क्वचित् ॥ २१ ॥
sarvātmanaḥ sama-dṛśo hy advayasyānahaṅkṛteḥ tat-kṛtaṁ mati-vaiṣamyaṁ niravadyasya na kvacit
Sebagai Paramātmā, Dia hadir dalam hati semua; Dia memandang sama rata dan bebas daripada ego pembezaan. Maka apa jua yang Dia lakukan tidak tercemar oleh mabuk material atau keberpihakan; Dia sentiasa seimbang.
Because He is absolute, there is nothing different from Him. He is kaivalya; there is nothing except Himself. Everything and everyone is the manifestation of His energy, and thus He is present everywhere by His energy, being nondifferent from it. The sun is identified with every inch of the sun rays and every molecular particle of the rays. Similarly, the Lord is distributed by His different energies. He is Paramātmā, or the Supersoul, present in everyone as the supreme guidance, and therefore He is already the chariot driver and counsel of all living beings. When He, therefore, exhibits Himself as chariot driver of Arjuna, there is no change in His exalted position. It is the power of devotional service only that demonstrates Him as the chariot driver or the messenger. Since He has nothing to do with the material conception of life because He is absolute spiritual identity, there is for Him no superior or inferior action. Being the Absolute Personality of Godhead, He has no false ego, and so He does not identify Himself with anything different from Him. The material conception of ego is equibalanced in Him. He does not feel, therefore, inferior by becoming the chariot driver of His pure devotee. It is the glory of the pure devotee that only he can bring about service from the affectionate Lord.
FAQs
Yes. This verse says the Lord is the Soul of all, nondual and free from ego; any seeming partiality is due to the observer’s differing mentality, not a defect in Krishna.
While instructing Yudhishthira and glorifying Krishna at the time of his departure, Bhishma clarified that Krishna’s actions never compromise His perfect, impartial nature.
When you feel fate or God is unfair, examine your own expectations and perception; cultivate humility and devotion, trusting that the Lord remains faultless and equally benevolent.