samo ’ham sarva-bhutesu
na me dvesyo ’sti na priyah
ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya
mayi te tesu capy aham
"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."

Sarva bhutesu = to all living beings, samoham = I [Sri Krishna] am equal or impartial. Na me dvesyo asti = no hatred is there [to anyone], na priya = nor any dear [to Sri Krishna]. The Lord says that he harbours no hatred for any nor shows love to any; He is the same to all. Ye = they, who, bhaktya bhajanti = worship with bhakti or love, mam = Me [Sri Krishna], mayi te = they are in Me [Sri Krishna], ca = and, aham =I [Sri Krishna], tesu = in them. Those who worship the Lord with love and do not expect anything in return, are with the Lord and He is with them, always. The first half of sloka syas the Lord is equal to all and He has no special hatred or love for anyone. Buy Lord Sri Narasimha exhibited hatred for Hiranyakasipu and love for Prahalada. So the word samoham does not mean that He is same for both Hiranyakasipu and Prahlada. So, the Lord implies that He is same to all devotees and those who come to worship Him. Those who surrender to Him are not differentiated, be he a man or animal or god or asura. He does not imply that He is same for those who worship Him or not. For Him, Prahlada, Vibheeshana, Sugreeva, Hanuman, Guha, Vasishta, Sandeepa or Gopika are all equal, as all of them are His devotees. Among those who worship Him, He does not show partiality to any because of education or wealth or birth or body. Earlier, He has said that Gyanis are dear to Him, So, there are persons dear to Him. So here the Lord implies that one can not claim His love because of one's birth or status, or anything else, but bhakti alone. He does not hate any just because he belonged to an inferior community or he was poor or he was uneducated. Similarly, He does not show love based on his birth or status. He is impartial to all the devotees. Arjuna then asks the Lord as to whether He showed love to anyone. This is replied in the second half of the sloka. Those who worship Him with bhakti for the sake of bhakti are very intimate to Him. Alwar exhibited this intimacy. Five year old Sri Andal could order that He shall not leave Her unprotected [குற்றேவல் எங்களை கொள்ளாமல் போகாது]. That is intimacy. Prahlada, an asura child, could dare to go near  Sri Ugra Narasimha when all gods and even Sri MahaLakshmi were scared. The Lord also reciprocates their love as we see His love for Gopikas. Sage Suka was so overwhelmed that he wanted to be born as the dust under the feet of Gopikas. Did He not show love to Gajendra, an animal or Jatayu, a vulture? We will take leave of this Kshetram.
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