BhG 9.29

syntax

aham (I) sarva-bhūteṣu (for all beings) samaḥ (the same) [asmi] (I am),
me (for me) dveṣyaḥ priyo [vā] (enemy or dear) na asti (there is not).
ye tu (but those who) mām (me) bhaktyā (with devotion) bhajanti (they worship)
te (they) mayi [vartante] (they are in me),
aham api ca (and me, too) teṣu [varte] (I am in them).

grammar

samaḥ	–	sama sn. 1n.1 n. – the same, equal, equivalent;
aham	–	asmat sn. 1n.1 – I;
sarva-bhūteṣu	–	sarva-bhūta 7n.3 m.; sarveṣu bhūteṣu iti – of all beings (from: sarva – all, whole; √bhū – to be, PP bhūta – been, real, world);
na	–	av. – not;
me	–	asmat sn. 6n.1 – my (shortened form of: mama);
dveṣyaḥ	–	dveṣya (√dviṣ – to hate) PF 1n.1 m. – hatred, enmity, foe;
asti	–	√as (to be) Praes. P 1v.1 – there is;
na	–	av. – not;
priyaḥ	–	priya 1n.1 m. – liked, dear, pleasant (from: √prī – to please);
ye	–	yat sn. 1n.3 m. – those who;
bhajanti	–	√bhaj (to share, to love, to rejoice, to worship) Praes. P 1v.3 – they worship;
tu	–	av. – but, then, or, and;
mām	–	asmat sn. 2n.1 – me;
bhaktyā	–	bhakti 3n.1 f. – with devotion, with love, fondness (from: √bhaj – to share, to love, to rejoice, to worship, bhakta – distributed, divided, loved; worshipper, devotee, loving);
mayi	–	asmat sn. 7n.1 – in me;
te	–	tat sn. 1n.3 m. – they;
teṣu	–	tat sn. 7n.3 m. – in them;
ca	–	av. – and;
api	–	av. – although, moreover, besides, even;
aham	–	asmat sn. 1n.1 – I;

textual variants

samo ‘haṃ → samūhaṃ (aggregate);
dveṣyo ‘sti → dveṣo ‘sti (hatred is);
na priyaḥ → mat-priyaḥ (dear to me);
tu → ca (and);

Śāṃkara

rāga-dveṣavāṃs tarhi bhagavān, yato bhaktān anugṛhṇāti, netarān iti tan na—

samas tulyo’haṃ sarva-bhūteṣu | na me dveṣyo’sti na priyaḥ | agnivad ahaṃ—dūra-sthānāṃ yathāgniḥ śītaṃ nāpanayati, samīpam upasarpatām apanayati | tathāhaṃ bhaktān anugṛhṇāmi, netarān | ye bhajanti tu mām īśvaraṃ bhaktyā mayi te—svabhāvata eva, na mama rāga-nimittaṃ—vartante | teṣu cāpy ahaṃ svabhāvata eva varte, netareṣu | naitāvatā teṣu dveṣo mam

Rāmānuja

mamemaṃ paramam atilokaṃ svabhāvaṃ śṛṇu

devatiryaṅmanuṣyasthāvarātmanā+avasthiteṣu jātitaś cākārataḥ svabhāvato jñānataś cātyantotkṛṣṭāpakṛṣṭarūpeṇa vartamāneṣu sarveṣu bhūteṣu samāśrayaṇīyatve samo ‚ham; ayaṃ jātyākārasvabhāvajñānādibhir nirkṛṣṭa iti samāśrayaṇe na me dveṣyo ‚sti udvejanīyatayā na tyājyo ‚sti / tathā samāśritatvātirekeṇa jātyādibhir atyantotkṛṣṭo ‚yam iti tadvyuktatayā samāśrayaṇe na kaścit priyo ‚sti na saṃgrāhyo ‚sti / api tu atyarthamatpriyatvena madbhajanena vinā+ātmadhāraṇālābhān madbhajanaikaprayojanā ye māṃ bhajante, te jātyādibhir utkṛṣṭā apakṛṣṭā vā matsamānaguṇavad yathāsukhaṃ mayy eva vartante / aham api teṣu madutkṛṣṭeṣv iva varte

Śrīdhara

yadi bhaktebhya eva mokṣaṃ dadāsi nābhaktebhyas tarhi tavāpi kiṃ rāda-dveṣādi-kṛtaṃ vaiṣamyam asti ? nety āha samo ‚ham iti | samo ‚haṃ sarveṣv api bhūteṣu | ato me mama priyaś ca dveṣyaś ca nāsty eva | evaṃ saty api ye māṃ bhajanti te bhaktā mayi vartante | aham api teṣv anugrāhakatayā varte | ayaṃ bhāvaḥ – yathā agneḥ svalevakeṣv eva tamaḥ-śītādi-duḥkham apākurvato ‚pi na vaiṣamyam | yathā vā kalpa-vṛkṣasya | tathaiva bhakta-pakṣa-pātino ‚pi mama vaiṣamyaṃ nāsty eva | kintu mad-bhakter evāyaṃ mahimeti

Madhusūdana

yadi bhaktān evānugṛhṇāsi nābhaktān | tato rāga-dveṣavattvena kathaṃ parameśvaraḥ syā iti nety āha samo ‚ham iti | sarveṣu prāṇiṣu samas tulyo ‚haṃ sad-rūpeṇa sphuraṇa-rūpeṇānanda-rūpeṇa ca svābhāvikenaupādhikena cāntaryāmitvena | ato namama dveṣa-viṣayaḥ prīti-viṣayo vā kaścid asti sāvitrasyeva gagana-maṇḍala-vyāpinaḥ prakāśāsya | tarhi kathaṃ bhaktābhaktayoḥ phala-vaiṣamyaṃ tatrāha ye bhajanti tu ye tu bhajanti sevante māṃ sarva-karma-samarpaṇa-rūpayā bhaktyā | abhaktāpekṣayā bhaktānāṃ viśeṣa-dyotanārthas tu-śabdaḥ | ko ‚sau ? mayi te ye mad-arpitair niṣkāmaiḥ karmabhiḥ śodhitāntaḥkaraṇās te nirasta-samasta-rajas-tamo-malasya sattvodrekeṇātisvacchasyāntaḥkaraṇasya sadā mad-ākārā vṛttim upainpan-mānenotpādayanto mayi vartante | aham apy atisvacchāyāṃ tadīya-citta-vṛttau pratibimbitas teṣu varte | ca-kāro ‚vadhāraṇārthas ta eva mayi teṣv evāham iti |

svacchasya hi dravyasyāyam eva svabhāvo yena sambadhyate tad-ākāraṃ gṛhṇātīti | svaccha-dravya-sambaddhasya ca vastuna eṣa eva svabhāvo yat tatra pratiphalatīti | tathāsvaccha-dravyasyāpy eṣa eva svabhāvo yat sva-sambaddhasyākāraṃ na gṛhṇātīti | asvaccha-dravya-sambaddhasya ca vastuna eṣa eva svabhāvo yat tatra na pratiphalatīti | yathā hi sarvatra vidyamāno ‚pi sāvitraḥ prakāśaḥ svacche darpaṇādāv evābhivyajyate na tv asvacche ghaṭādau | tāvatā na darpaṇe rajyati na vā dveṣṭi ghaṭam | evaṃ sarvatra samo ‚pi svacche bhakta-citte ‚bhivyajyamāno ‚svacche cābhakti-citte ‚nabhivyajya-māno ‚haṃ na rajyāmi kutracit | na vā dveṣmi kaṃcit | sāmagrī-maryādayā jāyamānasya kāraysāparyanuyojyatvāt | vahnivat kalpa-taruvac cāvaiṣamyaṃ vyākhyeyam

Viśvanātha

nanu bhaktān eva vimuktīkṛtya svaṃ prāpayasi | na tv abhaktān iti cet tarhi tavāpi kiṃ rāga-dveṣādi-kṛtaṃ vaiṣamyam asti ? nety āha samo ‚ham iti | te bhaktā mayi vartante ‚ham api teṣu varta iti vyākhyāne bhagavaty eva sarva-jagad vartata eva | bhagavān api sarva-jagatsu vartata eveti nāsti viśeṣaḥ | tasmāt ye yathā māṃ prapadyante tāṃs tathaiva bhajāmy aham [Gītā 4.11] iti nyāyena | mayi te āsaktā bhaktā vartante yathā tathāhamapi teṣv āsakta iti vyākhyeyam | atra kalpa-vṛkṣādi-dṛṣṭāntas tv ekāṃśenaiva jñeyaḥ | na hi kalpa-vṛkṣa-phalākāṅkṣayā tad āśritā āsajjanti | nāpi kalpa-vṛkṣaḥ svāśriteṣv āsaktaḥ | nāpi sa āśritasya vairiṇo dveṣṭi | bhagavāṃs tu svabhakta-vairiṇaṃ svahastenaiva hinasti | yad uktaṃ prahrādāya yadā druhyed dhaniṣye ‚pi varorjitam [BhP 7.4.28] iti kecit tu tu-kārasya bhinnopakramārthatvam ākhyāya bhakta-vātsalya-lakṣaṇaṃ tu vaiṣamyaṃ mayi vidyata eveti tac ca bhagavato bhūṣaṇaṃ, na tu dūṣaṇam iti vyācakṣate | tathā hi bhagavato bhakta-vātsalyam eva prasiddham | na tu jñāni-vātsalyaṃ yogi-vātsalyaṃ vā, yathā hy anyo janaḥ sva-dāseṣv eva vatsalo nānya-dāseṣu, tathaiva bhagavān api sva-bhakteṣv eva vatsalo na rudra-bhakteṣu nāpi devī-bhakteṣv iti

Baladeva

nanu bhaktān eva vimocyāntikaṃ nayasi | nābhaktān iti tavāpi kiṃ sarveśvarasya rāga-dveṣa-kṛtaṃ vaiṣamyam asti ? tatrāha samo ‚ham iti | deva-manuṣya-tiryak-sthāvarādiṣu jātyākṛti-svabhāvair viṣameṣu sarveṣu bhūteṣu tat-tat-karmānuguṇyena sṛṣṭi-pālana-kṛt sarveśvaro ‚haṃsamaḥ parjanya iva nānā-vidheṣu tat-tad-bījeṣu, na teṣu me ko ‚pi dveṣyaḥ priyo vety arthaḥ | bhaktānām abhaktebhyo viśesaṃ bodhayitum iha tu-śabdaḥ | ye tu māṃ bhajanti śravaṇādi-bhaktibhir anukūlayanti, te bhaktyānuraktyā mayi vartante | teṣv ahaṃ ca sarveśvaro ‚pi bhaktyā varte, maṇi-suvarṇa-nyāyena bhagavato ‚pi bhakteṣu bhaktir asti | bahgavān bhakta-bhaktimān ity ādi śrī-śuka-vākyād iti premṇā mitho vartana-viśeṣo darśitaḥ | anyathā tv aviśeṣāpattiḥ | tasya pratijñā tv īdṛśy evāvagamyate ye yathā mām ity ādinā | kalpa-druma-dṛṣṭānto ‚py atrāṃśika eva | tatra mithaḥ prītya-apratīteḥ pakṣapātāpratīteś ca | tathā ca sarvatrāviṣame ‚pi mayi svāśrita-vātsalya-lakṣaṇaṃ vaiṣamyam astīty uktam | evam āha sūtrakāraḥ upapadyate cābhyupalabhyate ca [Vs 2.1.37] iti |

nanu bhakter api karmatvānusāreṇa teṣu tad-vātsalyān na tal-lakṣaṇe tad iti | cen maivam etat | svarūpa-śakti-vṛtter bhakteḥ karmānyatvāt | śrutiś ca sac-cid-ānandaika-rase bhakti-yoge tiṣṭhati [GTU 2.78] iti | na ca svarūpa-prayuktatvād dūṣaṇam etad iti vācyam | guṇa-śreṣṭhatvena stūyamānatvāt