The verse in question simply means that the Divine does not see and act as humans do. He does not, for example, necessarily support the virtuous person or rush to punish the sinner. He is beyond virtue and vice and His actions, even in our everyday worldly affairs in not based on these human considerations and attachments. Did He not come to Jagai and Madhai? Was not the Gita given to Arjun, the Lord’s favoured one, rather than to the virtuous Yudhisthira? In fact, if the Divine does not act, then who does? Sri Krishna clearly says in the Gita that though He has nothing to gain in all the three worlds, yet He acts for the world would go into perdition if He didn’t do so. The very fact that Sri Krishna held the reins of Arjun and stood by the side of the Pandavas is itself a proof that the Lord acts and intervenes. Only it is not based on human considerations but on the need of Dharma, which is different from conventional virtuosity.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
