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TEXT 20
prasthanabhimukho py enam
anugraha-vilambitah
pasyan padma-palasakso
na pratasthe suhrt satam
SYNONYMS
prasthanato leave; abhimukhahready; apialthough; enamhim (Prthu); anugrahaby kindness; vilambitahdetained; pasyanseeing; padma-palasa-aksahthe Lord, whose eyes are like the petals of a lotus flower; nanot; pratasthedeparted; suhrtthe well-wisher; satamof the devotees.
TRANSLATION
The Lord was just about to leave, but because He was so greatly inclined toward the behavior of King Prthu, He did not depart. Seeing the behavior of Maharaja Prthu with His lotus eyes, He was detained because He is always the well-wisher of His devotees.
PURPORT
Here the words suhrt satam are very significant. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is always very inclined toward His devotee and is always thinking of the devotees well-being. This is not partiality. As stated in Bhagavad-gita, the Lord is equal to everyone (samo ham sarva-bhutesu), but to one who particularly engages in His service, He is very much inclined. In another place, the Lord says that a devotee always exists in His heart, and He also exists always in the heart of the devotee.
The special inclination of the Supreme Personality of Godhead for His pure devotee is not unnatural, nor is it partiality. For example, sometimes a father has several children, but he has special affection for one child who is very much inclined toward him. This is explained in Bhagavad-gita (10.10):
Those who constantly engage in the devotional service of the Lord in love and affection are directly in contact with the Supreme Personality of Godhead sitting as the Supersoul in everyones heart. The Lord is not far away from the devotee. He is always in everyones heart, but only the devotee can realize the Lords presence, and thus he is directly connected, and he takes instruction from the Lord at every moment. Therefore, there is no chance of a devotees being in error, nor is there any partiality on the part of the Lord for His pure devotees.
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