SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

10 Srimad-Bhigavatam [Canto 7' Ch. 1TEXTSijm1 «II IIjaya-kdle tu sattvasyadevar§in rajaso 'surantamaso yak§a-rak§amsitat-kiilanugu'{W 'bhajatjaya-kiile-in the time of prominence; tu-indeed; sattvasya-ofgoodness; deva-the demigods; r§in-and the sages; rajasa!t-of passion;asuran-the demons; tamasa!t-of ignorance; ya/cya-ra/cyamsitheYakas and Rakasas; tat-kiila-anugu!t-according to the particulartime; abhajat-fostered.TRANSLATIONWhen the quality of goodness is prominent, the sages anddemigods flourish with the help of that quality, with which theyare infused and surcharged by the Supreme Lord. Similarly, whenthe mode of passion is prominent the demons flourish, and whenignorance is prominent the Y$ and Rakasas flourish. TheSupreme Personality of Godhead is present in everyone's heart,fostering the reactions of sattva-guJ.18, rajo-gua and tamo-gua."PURPORTThe Supreme Personality of Godhead is not partial to anyone. Theconditioned soul is under the influence of the various modes of materialnature, and behind material nature is the Supreme Personality of Godhead;but one's victory and loss under the influence of sattva-gu. rajoguand tamo-15U: are reactions of these modes, not of the SupremeLord's partiality. Srila }iva Gosvami, in the Bhagavata-sandarbha, hasclearly said:sattvadayo na santiSeyatra ca prakrta gul)ii!tsa suddha!t saroa-suddhebhya!tpumiin adya!t prasidatu