विभक्तं व्यभजत् तस्मै वृषलाय हरिं स्मरन् ॥७॥
athÄnyo bhoká¹£yamÄṇasya
vibhaktasya mahīpateḥ
vibhaktaá¹ vyabhajat tasmai
vṛṣalÄya hariá¹ smaran
atha - thereafter; anyaḥ - another guest; bhoká¹£yamÄṇasya - who was just about to eat; vibhaktasya - after setting aside the share for the family; mahÄ«pateḥ - of the King; vibhaktam - the food allotted for the family; vyabhajat - he divided and distributed; tasmai - unto him; vṛṣalÄya - unto a śūdra; harim - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; smaran - remembering.
Thereafter, having divided the remaining food with his relatives, Rantideva was just about to eat his own share when a śūdra guest arrived. Seeing the śūdra in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, King Rantideva gave him also a share of the food.
Because King Rantideva saw everyone as part of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he never distinguished between the brÄhmaṇa and the śūdra, the poor and the rich. Such equal vision is called sama-darÅ›inaḥ (paṇá¸itÄḥ sama-darÅ›inaḥ). One who has actually realized that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated in everyone’s heart and that every living being is part of the Lord does not make any distinction between the brÄhmaṇa and the śūdra, the poor (daridra) and the rich (dhanÄ«). Such a person sees all living beings equally and treats them equally, without discrimination.
