TEXT 29

Devanagari

समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रिय: ।
ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्य‍ा मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम् ॥ २९ ॥

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Tekst

samo ’haṁ sarva-bhūteṣu
na me dveṣyo ’sti na priyaḥ
ye bhajanti tu māṁ bhaktyā
mayi te teṣu cāpy aham

Synonyms

samaḥ — equally disposed; aham — I; sarva-bhūteṣu — to all living entities; na — no one; me — to Me; dveṣyaḥ — hateful; asti — is; na — nor; priyaḥ — dear; ye — those who; bhajanti — render transcendental service; tu — but; mām — unto Me; bhaktyā — in devotion; mayi — are in Me; te — such persons; teṣu — in them; ca — also; api — certainly; aham — I.

samaḥ — võrdselt meelestatud; aham — Mina; sarva-bhūteṣu — kõikide elusolendite suhtes; na — mitte keegi; me — Minule; dveṣyaḥ — vihkamisväärne; asti — on; na — ega; priyaḥ — kallis; ye — need, kes; bhajanti — teenivad transtsendentaalselt; tu — aga; mām — Minule; bhaktyā — pühendumuses; mayi — asuvad Minus; te — sellised isiksused; teṣu — nendes; ca — samuti; api — kindlasti; aham — Mina.

Translation

I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him.

Ma ei kadesta kedagi. Ma olen kõigi suhtes erapooletu. Ma suhtun kõikidesse võrdselt. Kuid igaüks, kes teenib Mind pühendunult viibib Minus, on Minu sõber ning Mina olen ka tema sõber.

Purport

One may question here that if Kṛṣṇa is equal to everyone and no one is His special friend, then why does He take a special interest in the devotees who are always engaged in His transcendental service? But this is not discrimination; it is natural. Any man in this material world may be very charitably disposed, yet he has a special interest in his own children. The Lord claims that every living entity – in whatever form – is His son, and so He provides everyone with a generous supply of the necessities of life. He is just like a cloud which pours rain all over, regardless of whether it falls on rock or land or water. But for His devotees, He gives specific attention. Such devotees are mentioned here: they are always in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and therefore they are always transcendentally situated in Kṛṣṇa. The very phrase “Kṛṣṇa consciousness” suggests that those who are in such consciousness are living transcendentalists, situated in Him. The Lord says here distinctly, mayi te: “They are in Me.” Naturally, as a result, the Lord is also in them. This is reciprocal. This also explains the words ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham: “Whoever surrenders unto Me, proportionately I take care of him.” This transcendental reciprocation exists because both the Lord and the devotee are conscious. When a diamond is set in a golden ring, it looks very nice. The gold is glorified, and at the same time the diamond is glorified. The Lord and the living entity eternally glitter, and when a living entity becomes inclined to the service of the Supreme Lord he looks like gold. The Lord is a diamond, and so this combination is very nice. Living entities in a pure state are called devotees. The Supreme Lord becomes the devotee of His devotees. If a reciprocal relationship is not present between the devotee and the Lord, then there is no personalist philosophy. In the impersonal philosophy there is no reciprocation between the Supreme and the living entity, but in the personalist philosophy there is.

Siinkohal võib tekkida küsimus, et kui Kṛṣṇa on kõigi suhtes võrdne ega ole kellegi eriline sõber, siis miks pöörab Ta erilist tähelepanu Oma pühendunutele, kes on pidevalt hõivatud Tema transtsendentaalse teenimisega? Kuid selline suhtumine ei välista Kṛṣṇa erapooletust, vaid on loomulik. Iga inimene selles materiaalses maailmas võib olla kõikide suhtes ülimalt heatahtlik, kuid ometigi hoolitseb ta eriliselt omaenda laste eest. Jumal kinnitab, et iga elusolend, olenemata sellest, millist keha ta hetkel ka omaks, on Tema poeg, ning seetõttu annab Ta kõigile heldelt eluks vajalikku. Ta on kui pilv, mis kallab vihma kõikjale, hoolimata, kas see langeb kividele, maapinnale või vette. Kuid Oma pühendunutele pöörab Ta erilist tähelepanu. Selles värsis kirjeldatakse sellist pühendunut: ta viibib alati Kṛṣṇa teadvuses ning asub seetõttu alati transtsendentaalselt Kṛṣṇas. Juba väljend „Kṛṣṇa teadvus" ise viitab sellele, et sellisel teadvuse tasandil viibijad on elavad transtsendentalistid, kes asetsevad Kṛṣṇas. Jumal ütleb siin selgelt: mayi te – „Nad on Minus." Sellest lähtub, et loomulikult on Jumal ka neis. Kṛṣṇa teadvus on vastastikune, nagu selgitatakse sõnadega ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham. „Samavõrd kui inimene alistub Minule, hoolitsen Mina tema eest." Pühendunu ja Jumala vahel on selline vastastikune transtsendentaalne suhe, kuna nad mõlemad on teadlikud olendid. Kui kuldsõrmusele asetada teemant, siis näeb see väga kena välja. Seda sõrmust vaadates kiidetakse nii kulda kui teemantit. Jumal ja elusolend on igavesti sädelevad, ning kui elusolend hakkab teenima Kõigekõrgemat Jumalat, näeb ta välja justkui kuld. Jumal on aga kui teemant, ning seega on see kombinatsioon väga ilus. Puhta seisundini jõudnud elusolendeid nimetatakse Jumala pühendunuteks, Kõigekõrgem Jumal Ise hakkab aga Oma pühendunute pühendunuks. Kui Jumala ja Tema pühendunu vahel poleks vastastikust suhet, ei saaks rääkida ka mingist personalistlikust filosoofiast. Impersonalistliku filosoofia kohaselt ei ole Kõrgeima ja elusolendi vahel midagi vastastikust, kuid personalistlik filosoofia kinnitab vastupidist.

The example is often given that the Lord is like a desire tree, and whatever one wants from this desire tree, the Lord supplies. But here the explanation is more complete. The Lord is here stated to be partial to the devotees. This is the manifestation of the Lord’s special mercy to the devotees. The Lord’s reciprocation should not be considered to be under the law of karma. It belongs to the transcendental situation in which the Lord and His devotees function. Devotional service to the Lord is not an activity of this material world; it is part of the spiritual world, where eternity, bliss and knowledge predominate.

Tihti tuuakse näide, et Jumal on kui soovide puu, mis annab kõike, mida talt soovitakse. Kuid käesolevas värsis tuuakse veelgi täiuslikum selgitus. Siin öeldakse, et Jumal suhtub poolehoiuga Oma pühendunutesse. See väljendab Jumala erilist armulikkust pühendunute vastu. Ei tuleks arvata, et Jumal vastab neile karma seaduste tõttu. Jumal ja pühendunu suhtlevad transtsendentaalsel tasandil, mis on nende tegevusplatvormiks. Jumala pühendunud teenimine ei ole osa mitte materiaalsest, vaid vaimsest maailmast, kus valitsevad igavikulisus, õndsus ja teadmised.