Bhagavad Gita BG 9.29

Chapter 9, Verse 29 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation

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

samo 'ham sarva-bhutesu na me dveshyo 'sti na priyah ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya mayi te teshu capy aham

Meaning

I am equal to all beings — none is hateful to Me, none is dear. But those who worship Me with devotion — they are in Me, and I am in them.

Understanding

Equanimity AND intimate presence — together. Samo aham sarva-bhutesu (I am equal/the same toward all beings — no partiality, no preference). Na me dveshyo na priyah (none is hateful to Me, none is dear — no favorites, no enemies). Yet — ye bhajanti mam bhaktya (those who worship Me with bhakti — not a category or qualification, but a description of relationship). Mayi te (they are in Me). Teshu capy aham (and I also am in them). The remarkable thing: Krishna's equality does not make him distant. The devotee who chooses relationship with the Supreme through bhakti enters a mutual indwelling — the devotee lives in Krishna and Krishna lives in the devotee. Equality is the ground; mutual indwelling is the fruit of bhakti.

Word by Word

Word	IAST	Meaning
समः	samah	equal, the same, impartial — without preference or aversion
द्वेष्यः	dveshyah	one who is hated, an object of hatred
प्रियः	priyah	one who is dear, a favorite
भजन्ति	bhajanti	worship, serve, are devoted to (from bhaj — to share, to serve)
मयि ते तेषु	mayi te teshu	they are in Me, I am in them — the mutual indwelling
समः	samaḥ	equal, impartial
अहम्	aham	I am
सर्व-भूतेषु	sarva-bhūteṣu	in all beings
न	na	not
मे	me	to Me
द्वेष्यः	dveṣyaḥ	hateful, object of hatred
अस्ति	asti	there is
न	na	nor
प्रियः	priyaḥ	dear, beloved
ये	ye	those who
तु	tu	but
माम्	mām	Me
भक्त्या	bhaktyā	with devotion
मयि	mayi	in Me
ते	te	they
तेषु	teṣu	in them
च	ca	and
अपि	api	also
अहम्	aham	I

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