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TEXT 7
athanyo bhoksyamanasya
vibhaktasya mahipateh
vibhaktam vyabhajat tasmai
vrsalaya harim smaran
SYNONYMS
athathereafter; anyahanother guest; bhoksyamanasyawho was just about to eat; vibhaktasyaafter setting aside the share for the family; mahipatehof the King; vibhaktamthe food allotted for the family; vyabhajathe divided and distributed; tasmaiunto him; vrsalayaunto a sudra; harimthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; smaranremembering.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, having divided the remaining food with his relatives, Rantideva was just about to eat his own share when a sudra guest arrived. Seeing the sudra in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, King Rantideva gave him also a share of the food.
PURPORT
Because King Rantideva saw everyone as part of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he never distinguished between the brahmana and the sudra, the poor and the rich. Such equal vision is called sama-darsinah (panditah sama-darsinah [Bg. 5.18]). One who has actually realized that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated in everyones heart and that every living being is part of the Lord does not make any distinction between the brahmana and the sudra, the poor (daridra) and the rich (dhani). Such a person sees all living beings equally and treats them equally, without discrimination.
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