न तस्य कश्चिद् दयित: सुहृत्तमो न चाप्रियो द्वेष्य उपेक्ष्य एव वा । तथापि भक्तान् भजते यथा तथा सुरद्रुमो यद्वदुपाश्रितोऽर्थद: ॥ २२ ॥
na tasya kaścid dayitaḥ suhṛttamo na cāpriyo dveṣya upekṣya eva vā tathāpi bhaktān bhajate yathā tathā sura-drumo yadvad upāśrito ’rtha-daḥ
- na tasya
- He does not have
- kaścit
- any
- dayitaḥ
- favorite
- suhṛttamaḥ
- best friend
- na ca
- nor
- apriyaḥ
- unfavored
- dveṣyaḥ
- hated
- upekṣyaḥ
- neglected
- eva
- indeed
- vā
- or
- tathā api
- still
- bhaktān
- with His devotees
- bhajate
- He reciprocates
- yathā
- as they are
- tathā
- accordingly
- sura-drumaḥ
- a heavenly desire tree
- yadvat
- just as
- upāśritaḥ
- taken shelter of
- artha
- desired benefits
- daḥ
- giving
The Supreme Lord has no favorite and no dearmost friend, nor does He consider anyone undesirable, despicable or fit to be neglected. All the same, He lovingly reciprocates with His devotees in whatever manner they worship Him, just as the trees of heaven fulfill the desires of whoever approaches them.