The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, is the soul and the Supersoul of all living entities. Every living entity is a manifestation of His energy in terms of the living soul and the material body. Therefore the Lord is the most dear, and He is the supreme controller.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
सर्वेषामपि भूतानां हरिरात्मेश्वरः प्रियः । भूतैर्महद्भिः स्वकृतैः कृतानां जीवसंज्ञितः
sarveṣāmapi bhūtānāṃ harirātmeśvaraḥ priyaḥ | bhūtairmahadbhiḥ svakṛtaiḥ kṛtānāṃ jīvasaṃjñitaḥ
SB 7.7.49