Samadṛshṭi
Samadṛshṭi · sama-dṛshṭi, “equal vision”
Grammar: feminine noun; a compound of sama (same, equal) and dṛshṭi (sight): “equal vision”. As an adjective, samadṛshṭi is one who has it.
Meaning: seeing Īśvara in all beings, and so looking on all with an equal eye.
In the scriptures:
Ārādhana through equal vision. Kapila tells his mother Devahūti that the bhakta must have equal vision towards all beings: he honours those greater than himself, gives dāna to those lower, and is a friend to his equals. This is the ārādhana of Kapila himself (Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 3, Chapter 29).
Seeing Īśvara in all. In the teaching Śrī Kṛshṇa gives Uddhava, samadṛshṭi is glossed as seeing Īśvara in all (Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 11, Chapter 7).
Related terms: Samadarśana · Sama · Bhakti · Sādhu
Sources
- Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 3, Chapter 29; Skandha 11, Chapter 7