Bhagavad Gita · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya YogaChapter 9, Shloka 29 (9.29)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः
ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम्
॥ 9.29 ॥
samo'haṃ sarvabhūteṣu na me dveṣyo'sti na priyaḥ
ye bhajanti tu māṃ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cāpyaham
Translation
"I am the same towards all beings; none is hateful to me (rejected), none is dear (through partiality). But those who worship me with love are in me, and I am in them."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya — the analogy of fire. Agnivat aham — dūrasthānāṃ yathā agniḥ śītaṃ na apanayati, samīpam upasarpatāṃ apanayati, tathā ahaṃ bhaktān anugṛhṇāmi na itarān — I am like fire: it does not drive away the cold of those who stay far off, but it does for those who come near — so it is with me; ye bhajanti … mayi te svabhāvata eva na mama rāga-nimittam — devotees are in me by their own nature, not because of any attachment on my part; na etāvatā teṣu dveṣo mama — this does not mean I bear any ill will towards others.
Acharya Ramanuja — beyond birth (important). Deva-tiryaṅ-manuṣya-sthāvarātmanā sthiteṣu jātitaḥ ca ākārataḥ svabhāvato jñānataḥ ca atyantotkṛṣṭāpakṛṣṭa-rūpeṇa vartamāneṣu sarveṣu bhūteṣu samāśrayaṇīyatvena samaḥ aham — towards all beings, who appear extremely high or low in birth, form, nature and knowledge, I am the same in giving refuge; ayaṃ jāty-ākāra-svabhāva-jñānādibhiḥ nikṛṣṭa iti samāśrayaṇe na me dveṣyaḥ asti — on the grounds that "this one is low in birth, form, nature or knowledge", no one is to be rejected by me when they seek refuge; jātyādibhiḥ atyantotkṛṣṭaḥ ayam iti … na kaścit priyaḥ asti — on the grounds that "this one is very high in birth and so on", no one is favoured; ye māṃ bhajante te jātyādibhiḥ utkṛṣṭāḥ apakṛṣṭā vā mat-samāna-guṇavad yathā-sukhaṃ mayi eva vartante, aham api teṣu mad-utkṛṣṭeṣu iva varte — those who worship me, whether high or low by birth, dwell happily in me as if they had qualities equal to mine, and I dwell in them as though they were greater than me.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.