Unaffected by happiness or misery, His attitude towards all is equal. Gifted with greatness, and of great soul, Narayana has been said to be the soul of all things in the universe.
समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु ईश्वरः सुखदुःखयोः। महान् महात्मा सर्वात्मा नारायण इति श्रुतिः॥