> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 3
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 3 Part 2

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> > Chapter Twenty-four: The Renunciation of Kardama Muni

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> > TEXT 1

> > maitreya uvaca

> > nirveda-vadinim evam

> > manor duhitaram munih

> > dayaluh salinim aha

> > suklabhivyahrtam smaran

> > maitreyah: the great sage Maitreya; uvaca: said; nirveda-vadinim: who was speaking words full of renunciation; evam: thus; manoh: of Svayambhuva Manu; duhitaram: to the daughter; munih: the sage Kardama; dayaluh: merciful; salinim: who was worthy of praise; aha: replied; sukla: by Lord Visnu; abhivyahrtam: what was said; smaran: recalling.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Recalling the words of Lord Visnu, the merciful sage Kardama replied as follows to Svayambhuva Manu's praiseworthy daughter, Devahuti, who was speaking words full of renunciation.

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> > TEXT 2

> > rsir uvaca

> > ma khido raja-putrittham

> > atmanam praty anindite

> > bhagavams te 'ksaro garbham

> > adurat samprapatsyate

> > rsih uvaca: the sage said; ma khidah: do not be disappointed; raja-putri: O princess; ittham: in this way; atmanam: yourself; prati: toward; anindite: O praiseworthy Devahuti; bhagavan: the Supreme Personality of Godhead; te: your; aksarah: infallible; garbham: womb; adurat: without delay; samprapatsyate: will enter.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The sage said: Do not be disappointed with yourself, O princess. You are actually praiseworthy. The infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead will shortly enter your womb as your son.

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> > TEXT 3

> > dhrta-vratasi bhadram te

> > damena niyamena ca

> > tapo-dravina-danais ca

> > sraddhaya cesvaram bhaja

> > dhrta-vrata asi: you have undertaken sacred vows; bhadram te: may God bless you; damena: by control of the senses; niyamena: by religious observances; ca: and; tapah: austerities; dravina: of money; danaih: by giving in charity; ca: and; sraddhaya: with great faith; ca: and; isvaram: the Supreme Lord; bhaja: worship.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You have undertaken sacred vows. God will bless you. Hence you should worship the Lord with great faith, through sensory control, religious observances, austerities and gifts of your money in charity.

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> > TEXT 4

> > sa tvayaradhitah suklo

> > vitanvan mamakam yasah

> > chetta te hrdaya-granthim

> > audaryo brahma-bhavanah

> > sah: He; tvaya: by you; aradhitah: being worshiped; suklah: the Personality of Godhead; vitanvan: spreading; mamakam: my; yasah: fame; chetta: He will cut; te: your; hrdaya: of the heart; granthim: knot; audaryah: your son; brahma: knowledge of Brahman; bhavanah: teaching.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Personality of Godhead, being worshiped by you, will spread my name and fame. He will vanquish the knot of your heart by becoming your son and teaching knowledge of Brahman.

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> > TEXT 5

> > maitreya uvaca

> > devahuty api sandesam

> > gauravena prajapateh

> > samyak sraddhaya purusam

> > kuta-stham abhajad gurum

> > maitreyah uvaca: Maitreya said; devahuti: Devahuti; api: also; sandesam: the direction; gauravena: with great respect; prajapateh: of Kardama; samyak: complete; sraddhaya: having faith in; purusam: the Supreme personality of Godhead; kuta-stham: situated in everyone's heart; abhajat: worshiped; gurum: most worshipable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Maitreya said: Devahuti was fully faithful and respectful toward the direction of her husband, Kardama, who was one of the Prajapatis, or generators of human beings in the universe. O great sage, she thus began to worship the master of the universe, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in everyone's heart.

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> > TEXT 6

> > tasyam bahu-tithe kale

> > bhagavan madhusudanah

> > kardamam viryam apanno

> > jajne 'gnir iva daruni

> > tasyam: in Devahuti; bahu-tithe kale: after many years; bhagavan: the Supreme Personality of Godhead; madhu-sudanah: the killer of the demon Madhu; kardamam: of Kardama; viryam: the semen; apannah: entered; jajne: He appeared; agnih: fire; iva: like; daruni: in wood.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After many, many years, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Madhusudana, the killer of the demon Madhu, having entered the semen of Kardama, appeared in Devahuti just as fire comes from wood in a sacrifice.

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> > TEXT 7

> > avadayams tada vyomni

> > vaditrani ghanaghanah

> > gayanti tam sma gandharva

> > nrtyanty apsaraso muda

> > avadayan: sounded; tada: at that time; vyomni: in the sky; vaditrani: musical instruments; ghanaghanah: the rain clouds; gayanti: sang; tam: to Him; sma: certainly; gandharvah: the Gandharvas; nrtyanti: danced; apsa rasah: the Apsaras; muda: in joyful ecstasy.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At the time of His descent on earth, demigods in the form of raining clouds sounded musical instruments in the sky. The celestial musicians, the Gandharvas, sang the glories of the Lord, while celestial dancing girls known as Apsaras danced in joyful ecstasy.

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> > TEXT 8

> > petuh sumanaso divyah

> > khe-carair apavarjitah

> > prasedus ca disah sarva

> > ambhamsi ca manamsi ca

> > petuh: fell; sumanasah: flowers; divyah: beautiful; khe-caraih: by the demigods who fly in the sky; apavarjitah: dropped; praseduh: became satisfied; ca: and; disah: directions; sarvah: all; ambhamsi: waters; ca: and; manamsi: minds; ca: and.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At the time of the Lord's appearance, the demigods flying freely in the sky showered flowers. All the directions, all the waters and everyone's mind became very satisfied.

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> > TEXT 9

> > tat ka rdamasrama-padam

> > sarasvatya parisritam

> > svayambhuh sakam rsibhir

> > maricy-adibhir abhyayat

> > tat: that; kardama: of Kardama; asrama-padam: to the place of the hermitage; sarasvatya: by the River Sarasvati; parisritam: surrounded; svayambhuh: Brahma (the self-born); sakam: along with; rsibhih: the sages; marici: the great sage Marici; adibhih: and others; abhyayat: he came there.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Brahma, the first-born living being, went along with Marici and other sages to the place of Kardama's hermitage, which was surrounded by the River Sarasvati.

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> > TEXT 10

> > bhagavantam param brahma

> > sattvenamsena satru-han

> > tattva-sankhyana-vijnaptyai

> > jatam vidvan ajah svarat

> > bhagavantam: the Lord; param: supreme; brahma: Brahman; sattvena: having an uncontaminated existence; amsena: by a plenary portion; satru-han: O killer of the enemy, Vidura; tattva-sankhyana: the philosophy of the twenty-four material elements; vijnaptyai: for explaining; jatam: appeared; vidvan: knowing; ajah: the unborn (Lord Brahma); sva-rat: independent.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Maitreya continued: O killer of the enemy, the unborn Lord Brahma, who is almost independent in acquiring knowledge, could understand that a portion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in His quality of pure existence, had appeared in the womb of Devahuti just to explain the complete state of knowledge known as sankhya-yoga.

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> > TEXT 11

> > sabhajayan visuddhena

> > cetasa tac-cikirsitam

> > prahrsyamanair asubhih

> > kardamam cedam abhyadhat

> > sabhajayan: worshiping; visuddhena: pure; cetasa: with a heart; tat: of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; cikirsitam: the intended activities; prahrsyamanaih: gladdened; asubhih: with senses; kardamam: to Kardama Muni; ca: and Devahuti; idam: this; abhyadhat: spoke.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After worshiping the Supreme Lord with gladdened senses and a pure heart for His intended activities as an incarnation, Brahma spoke as follows to Kardama and Devahuti.

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> > TEXT 12

> > brahmovaca

> > tvaya me 'pacitis tata

> > kalpita nirvyalikatah

> > yan me sanjagrhe vakyam

> > bhavan manada manayan

> > brahma: Lord Brahma; uvaca: said; tvaya: by you; me: my; apacitih: worship; tata: O son; kalpita: is accomplished; nirvyalikatah: without duplicity; yat: since; me: my; sanjagrhe: have completely accepted; vakyam: instructions; bhavan: you; mana-da: O Kardama (one who offers honor to others); manayan: respecting.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahma said: My dear son Kardama, since you have completely accepted my instructions without duplicity, showing them proper respect, you have worshiped me properly. Whatever instructions you took from me you have carried out, and thereby you have honored me.

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> > TEXT 13

> > etavaty eva susrusa

> > karya pitari putrakaih

> > badham ity anumanyeta

> > gauravena guror vacah

> > etavati: to this extent; eva: exactly; susrusa: service; karya: ought to be rendered; pitari: to the father; putrakaih: by the sons; badham iti: accepting, "Yes, sir"; anumanyeta: he should obey; gauravena: with due deference; guroh: of the guru; vacah: commands.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sons ought to render service to their father exactly to this extent. One should obey the command of his father or spiritual master with due deference, saying, "Yes, sir."

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> > TEXT 14

> > ima duhitarah satyas

> > tava vatsa sumadhyamah

> > sargam etam prabhavaih svair

> > brmhayisyanty anekadha

> > imah: these; duhitarah: daughters; satyah: chaste; tava: your; vatsa: O my dear son; su-madhyamah: thin-waisted; sargam: creation; etam: this; prabhavaih: by descendants; svaih: their own; brmhayisyanti: they will increase; aneka-dha: in various ways.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahma then praised Kardama Muni's nine daughters, saying: All your thin-waisted daughters are certainly very chaste. I am sure they will increase this creation by their own descendants in various ways.

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> > TEXT 15

> > atas tvam rsi-mukhyebhyo

> > yatha-silam yatha-ruci

> > atmajah paridehy adya

> > vistrnihi yaso bhuvi

> > atah: therefore; tvam: you; rsi-mukhyebhyah: unto the foremost sages; yatha-silam: according to temperament; yatha-ruci: according to taste; atma jah: your daughters; paridehi: please give away; adya: today; vistrnihi: spread; yasah: fame; bhuvi: over the universe.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore, today please give away your daughters to the foremost of the sages, with due regard for the girls' temperaments and likings, and thereby spread your fame all over the universe.

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> > TEXT 16

> > vedaham adyam purusam

> > avatirnam sva-mayaya

> > bhutanam sevadhim deham

> > bibhranam kapilam mune

> > veda: know; aham: I; adyam: the original; purusam: enjoyer; avatirnam: incarnated; sva-mayaya: by His own internal energy; bhutanam: of all the living entities; sevadhim: the bestower of all desired, who is just like a vast treasure; deham: the body; bibhra: nam: assuming; kapilam: Kapila Muni; mune: O sage Kardama.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Kardama, I know that the original Supreme Personality of Godhead has now appeared as an incarnation by His internal energy. He is the bestower of all desired by the living entities, and He has now assumed the body of Kapila Muni.

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> > TEXT 17

> > jnana-vijnana-yogena

> > karmanam uddharan jatah

> > hiranya-kesah padmaksah

> > padma-mudra-padambujah

> > jnana: of scriptural knowledge; vijnana: and application; yogena: by means of mystic yoga; karmanam: of material actions; uddharan: uprooting; jatah: the roots; hiranya-kesah: golden hair; padma-aksah: lotus-eyed; padma-mudra: marked with the sign of the lotus; pada-ambujah: having lotus feet.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By mystic yoga and the practical application of knowledge from the scriptures, Kapila Muni, who is characterized by His golden hair, His eyes just like lotus petals and His lotus feet, which bear the marks of lotus flowers, will uproot the deep-rooted desire for work in this material world.

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> > TEXT 18

> > esa manavi te garbham

> > pravistah kaitabhardanah

> > avidya-samsaya-granthim

> > chittva gam vicarisyati

> > esah: the same Supreme Personality of Godhead; manavi: O daughter of Manu; te: your; garbham: womb; pravistah: has entered; kaitabha-ardanah: the killer of the demon Kaitabha; avidya: of ignorance; samsaya: and of doubt; granthim: the knot; chittva: cutting off; gam: the world; vicarisyati: He will travel over.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahma then told Devahuti: My dear daughter of Manu, the same Supreme Personality of Godhead who killed the demon Kaitabha is now within your womb. He will cut off all the knots of your ignorance and doubt. Then He will travel all over the world.

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> > TEXT 19

> > ayam siddha-ganadhisah

> > sankhyacaryaih susammatah

> > loke kapila ity akhyam

> > ganta te kirti-vardhanah

> > ayam: this Personality of Godhead; siddha-gana: of the perfected sages; adhisah: the head; sankhya-acaryaih: by acaryas expert in Sankhya philosophy; su-sammatah: approved according to Vedic principles; loke: in the world; kapilah iti: as Kapila; akhyam: celebrated; ganta: He will go about; te: your; kirti: fame; vardhanah: increasing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Your son will be the head of all the perfected souls. He will be approved by the acaryas expert in disseminating real knowledge, and among the people He will be celebrated by the name Kapila. As the son of Devahuti, He will increase your fame.

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> > TEXT 20

> > maitreya uvaca

> > tav asvasya jagat-srasta

> > kumaraih saha-naradah

> > hamso hamsena yanena

> > tri-dhama-paramam yayau

> > maitreyah uvaca: Maitreya said; tau: the couple; asvasya: having reassured; jagat-srasta: the creator of the universe; kumaraih: along with the Kumaras; saha-naradah: with Narada; hamsah: Lord Brahma; hamsena yanena: by his swan carrier; tri-dhama-paramam: to the highest planetary system; yayau: went.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Maitreya said: After thus speaking to Kardama Muni and his wife Devahuti, Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe, who is also known as Hamsa, went back to the highest of the three planetary systems on his swan carrier with the four Kumaras and Narada.

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> > TEXT 21

> > gate sata-dhrtau ksattah

> > kardamas tena coditah

> > yathoditam sva-duhitrh

> > pradad visva-srjam tatah

> > gate: after he departed; sata-dhrtau: Lord Brahma; ksattah: O Vidura; kardamah: Kardama Muni; tena: by him; coditah: ordered; yatha-uditam: as told; sva-duhitrh: his own daughters; pradat: handed over; visva-srjam: to the creators of the world's population; tatah: thereafter.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Vidura, after the departure of Brahma, Kardama Muni, having been ordered by Brahma, handed over his nine daughters, as instructed, to the nine great sages who created the population of the world.

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> > TEXT 22-23

> > maricaye kalam pradad

> > anasuyam athatraye

> > sraddham angirase 'yacchat

> > pulastyaya havirbhuvam

> > pulahaya gatim yuktam

> > kratave ca kriyam satim

> > khyatim ca bhrgave 'yacchad

> > vasisthayapy arundhatim

> > maricaye: unto Marici; kalam: Kala; pradat: he handed over; anasuyam: Anasuya; atha: then; atraye: unto Atri; sraddham: Sraddha; angirase: unto Angira; ayacchat: he gave away; pulastyaya: unto Pulastya; havirbhuvam: Havirbhu; pulahaya: unto Pulaha; gatim: Gati; yuktam: suitable; kratave: unto Kratu; ca: and; kriyam: Kriya; satim: virtuous; khyatim: Khyati; ca: and; bhrgave: unto Bhrgu; ayacchat: he gave away; vasisthaya: unto the sage Vasistha; api: also; arundhatim: Arundhati.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kardama Muni handed over his daughter Kala to Marici, and another daughter, Anasuya, to Atri. He delivered Sraddha to Angira, and Havirbhu to Pulastya. He delivered Gati to Pulaha, the chaste Kriya to Kratu, Khyati to Bhrgu, and Arundhati to Vasistha.

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> > TEXT 24

> > atharvane 'dadac chantim

> > yaya yajno vitanyate

> > viprarsabhan krtodvahan

> > sadaran samalalayat

> > atharvane: to Atharva; adadat: he gave away; santim: Santi; yaya: by whom; yajnah: sacrifice; vitanyate: is performed; viprarsabhan: the foremost brahmanas; krta-udvahan: married; sa-daran: with their wives; samalalayat: maintained them.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He delivered Santi to Atharva. Because of Santi, sacrificial ceremonies are well performed. Thus he got the foremost brahmanas married, and he maintained them along with their wives.

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> > TEXT 25

> > tatas ta rsayah ksattah

> > krta-dara nimantrya tam

> > pratisthan nandim apannah

> > svam svam asrama-mandalam

> > tatah: then; te: they; rsayah: the sages; ksattah: O Vidura; krta-darah: thus married; nimantrya: taking leave of; tam: Kardama; pratisthan: they departed; nandim: joy; apannah: obtained; svam svam: each to his own; asrama-mandalam: hermitage.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus married, the sages took leave of Kardama and departed full of joy, each for his own hermitage, O Vidura.

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> > TEXT 26

> > sa cavatirnam tri-yugam

> > ajnaya vibudharsabham

> > vivikta upasangamya

> > pranamya samabhasata

> > sah: the sage Kardama; ca: and; avatirnam: descended; tri-yugam: Visnu; ajnaya: having understood; vibudha-rsabham: the chief of the demigods; vivikte: in a secluded place; upasangamya: having approached; pranamya: offering obeisances; samabhasata: he spoke.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Kardama Muni understood that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the chief of all the demigods, Visnu, had descended, Kardama approached Him in a secluded place, offered obeisances and spoke as follows.

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> > TEXT 27

> > aho papacyamananam

> > niraye svair amangalaih

> > kalena bhuyasa nunam

> > prasidantiha devatah

> > aho: oh; papacyamananam: with those being much afflicted; niraye: in the hellish material entanglement; svaih: their own; amangalaih: by misdeeds; kalena bhuyasa: after a long time; nunam: indeed; prasidanti: they are pleased; iha: in this world; devatah: the demigods.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kardama Muni said: Oh, after a long time the demigods of this universe have become pleased with the suffering souls who are in material entanglement because of their own misdeeds.

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> > TEXT 28

> > bahu janma-vipakvena

> > samyag-yoga-samadhina

> > drastum yatante yatayah

> > sunyagaresu yat-padam

> > bahu: many; janma: after births; vipakvena: which is mature; samyak: perfect; yoga-samadhina: by trance in yoga; drastum: to see; yatante: they endeavor; yatayah: the yogis; sunya-agaresu: in secluded places; yat: whose; padam: feet.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After many births, mature yogis, by complete trance in yoga, endeavor in secluded places to see the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 29

> > sa eva bhagavan adya

> > helanam na ganayya nah

> > grhesu jato gramyanam

> > yah svanam paksa-posanah

> > sah eva: that very same; bhagavan: Supreme Personality of Godhead; adya: today; helanam: negligence; na: not; ganayya: considering high and low; nah: our; grhesu: in the houses; jatah: appeared; gramyanam: of ordinary householders; yah: He who; svanam: of His own devotees; paksa-posanah: who supports the party.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Not considering the negligence of ordinary householders like us, that very same Supreme Personality of Godhead appears in our homes just to support His devotees.

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> > TEXT 30

> > sviyam vakyam rtam kartum

> > avatirno 'si me grhe

> > cikirsur bhagavan jnanam

> > bhaktanam mana-vardhanah

> > sviyam: Your own; vakyam: words; rtam: true; kartum: to make; avatirnah: descended; asi: You are; me grhe: in my house; cikirsuh: desirous of disseminating; bhagavan: the Personality of Godhead; jnanam: knowledge; bhaktanam: of the devotees; mana: the honor; vardhanah: who increases.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kardama Muni said: You, my dear Lord, who are always increasing the honor of Your devotees, have descended in my home just to fulfill Your word and disseminate the process of real knowledge.

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> > TEXT 31

> > tany eva te 'bhirupani

> > rupani bhagavams tava

> > yani yani ca rocante

> > sva jananam arupinah

> > tani: those; eva: truly; te: Your; abhirupani: suitable; rupani: forms; bhagavan: O Lord; tava: Your; yani yani: whichever; ca: and; rocante: are pleasing; sva jananam: to Your own devotees; arupinah: of one with no material form.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord, although You have no material form, You have Your own innumerable forms. They truly are Your transcendental forms, which are pleasing to Your devotees.

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> > TEXT 32

> > tvam suribhis tattva-bubhutsayaddha

> > sadabhivadarhana-pada-pitham

> > aisvarya-vairagya-yaso-'va bodha-

> > virya-sriya purtam aham prapadye

> > tvam: unto You; suribhih: by the great sages; tattva: the Absolute Truth; bubhutsaya: with a desire to understand; addha: certainly; sada: always; abhivada: of worshipful respects; arhana: which are worthy; pada: of Your feet; pitham: to the seat; aisvarya: opulence; vairagya: renunciation; yasah: fame; avabodha: knowledge; virya: strength; sriya: with beauty; purtam: who are full; aham: I; prapadye: surrender.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord, Your lotus feet are the reservoir that always deserves to receive worshipful homage from all great sages eager to understand the Absolute Truth. You are full in opulence, renunciation, transcendental fame, knowledge, strength and beauty, and therefore I surrender myself unto Your lotus feet.

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> > TEXT 33

> > param pradhanam purusam mahantam

> > kalam kavim tri-vrtam loka-palam

> > atmanu bhutyan ugata-prapancam

> > svacchanda-saktim kapilam prapadye

> > param: transcendental; pradhanam: supreme; purusam: person; mahantam: who is the origin of the material world; kalam: who is time; kavim: fully cognizant; tri-vrtam: three modes of material nature; loka-palam: who is the maintainer of all the universes; atma: in Himself; anubhutya: by internal potency; anugata: dissolved; prapancam: whose material manifestations; sva-chanda: independently; saktim: who is powerful; kapilam: to Lord Kapila; prapadye: I surrender.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, descended in the form of Kapila, who is independently powerful and transcendental, who is the Supreme Person and the Lord of the sum total of matter and the element of time, who is the fully cognizant maintainer of all the universes under the three modes of material nature, and who absorbs the material manifestations after their dissolution.

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> > TEXT 34

> > a smabhiprcche 'dya patim prajanam

> > tvayavatirnarna utapta-kamah

> > parivrajat-padavim asthito 'ham

> > carisye tvam hrdi yunjan visokah

> > a sma abhiprcche: I am inquiring; adya: now; patim: the Lord; prajanam: of all created beings; tvaya: by You; avatirna-rnah: free from debts; uta: and; apta: fulfilled; kamah: desires; parivrajat: of an itinerant mendicant; padavim: the path; asthitah: accepting; aham: I; carisye: I shall wander; tvam: You; hrdi: in my heart; yunjan: keeping; visokah: free from lamentation.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Today I have something to ask from You, who are the Lord of all living entities. Since I have now been liberated by You from my debts to my father, and since all my desires are fulfilled, I wish to accept the order of an itinerant mendicant. Renouncing this family life, I wish to wander about, free from lamentation, thinking always of You in my heart.

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> > TEXT 35

> > sri-bhagavan uvaca

> > maya proktam hi lokasya

> > pramanam satya-laukike

> > athajani maya tubhyam

> > yad avocam rtam mune

> > sri-bhagavan uvaca: the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; maya: by Me; proktam: spoken; hi: in fact; lokasya: for the people; pramanam: authority; satya: spoken in scripture; laukike: and in ordinary speech; atha: therefore; ajani: there was birth; maya: by Me; tubhyam: to you; yat: that which; avocam: I said; rtam: true; mune: O sage.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Personality of Godhead Kapila said: Whatever I speak, whether directly or in the scriptures, is authoritative in all respects for the people of the world. O Muni, because I told you before that I would become your son, I have descended to fulfill this truth.

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> > TEXT 36

> > etan me janma loke 'smin

> > mumuksunam durasayat

> > prasankhyanaya tattvanam

> > sammatayatma-darsane

> > etat: this; me: My; janma: birth; loke: in the world; asmin: in this; mumuksunam: by those great sages seeking liberation; dura- sayat: from unnecessary material desires; prasankhyanaya: for explaining; tattvanam: of the truths; sammataya: which is highly esteemed; atma-darsane: in self-realization.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My appearance in this world is especially to explain the philosophy of Sankhya, which is highly esteemed for self-realization by those desiring freedom from the entanglement of unnecessary material desires.

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> > TEXT 37

> > esa atma-patho 'vyakto

> > nastah kalena bhuyasa

> > tam pravartayitum deham

> > imam viddhi maya bhrtam

> > esah: this; atma-pathah: path of self-realization; avyaktah: difficult to be known; nastah: lost; kalena bhuyasa: in the course of time; tam: this; pravartayitum: to introduce again; deham: body; imam: this; viddhi: please know; maya: by Me; bhrtam: assumed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This path of self-realization, which is difficult to understand, has now been lost in the course of time. Please know that I have assumed this body of Kapila to introduce and explain this philosophy to human society again.

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> > TEXT 38

> > gaccha kamam mayaprsto

> > mayi sannyasta-karmana

> > jitva sudurjayam mrtyum

> > amrtatvaya mam bhaja

> > gaccha: go; kamam: as you wish; maya: by Me; aprstah: sanctioned; mayi: to Me; sannyasta: completely surrendered; karmana: with your activities; jitva: having conquered; sudurjayam: insurmountable; mrtyum: death; amrtatvaya: for eternal life; mam: unto Me; bhaja: engage in devotional service.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Now, being sanctioned by Me, go as you desire, surrendering all your activities to Me. Conquering insurmountable death, worship Me for eternal life.

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> > TEXT 39

> > mam atmanam svayam-jyotih

> > sa rva-bhuta-guhasayam

> > atmany evatmana viksya

> > visoko 'bhayam rcchasi

> > mam: Me; atmanam: the Supreme Soul, or Paramatma; svayam-jyotih: self-effulgent; sarva-bhuta: of all beings; guha: in the hearts; asayam: dwelling; atmani: in your own heart; eva: indeed; atmana: through your intellect; viksya: always seeing, always thinking; visokah: free from lamentation; abhayam: fearlessness; rcchasi: you will achieve.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In your own heart, through your intellect, you will always see Me, the supreme self-effulgent soul dwelling within the hearts of all living entities. Thus you will achieve the state of eternal life, free from all lamentation and fear.

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> > TEXT 40

> > matra adhyatmikim vidyam

> > samanim sarva-karmanam

> > vitarisye yaya casau

> > bhayam catitarisyati

> > matre: to My mother; adhyatmikim: which opens the door of spiritual life; vidyam: knowledge; samanim: ending; sarva-karmanam: all fruitive activities; vitamsye: I shall give; yaya: by which; ca: also; asau: she; bhayam: fear; ca: also; atitarisyati: will overcome.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I shall also describe this sublime knowledge, which is the door to spiritual life, to My mother, so that she also can attain perfection and self-realization, ending all reactions to fruitive activities. Thus she also will be freed from all material fear.

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> > TEXT 41

> > maitreya uvaca

> > evam samuditas tena

> > kapilena prajapatih

> > daksini-krtya tam prito

> > vanam eva jagama ha

> > maitreyah uvaca: the great sage Maitreya said; evam: thus; samuditah: addressed; tena: by Him; kapilena: by Kapila; prajapatih: the progenitor of human society; daksini-krtya: having circumambulated; tam: Him; pritah: being pacified; vanam: to the forest; eva: indeed; jagama: he left; ha: then.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Maitreya said: Thus when Kardama Muni, the progenitor of human society, was spoken to in fullness by his son, Kapila, he circumambulated Him, and with a good, pacified mind he at once left for the forest.

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> > TEXT 42

> > vratam sa asthito maunam

> > atmaika-sarano munih

> > nihsango vyacarat ksonim

> > anagnir aniketanah

> > vratam: vow; sah: he (Kardama); asthitah: accepted; maunam: silence; atma: by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; eka: exclusively; saranah: being sheltered; munih: the sage; nihsangah: without association; vyacarat: he traveled; ksonim: the earth; anagnih: without fire; aniketanah: without shelter.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The sage Kardama accepted silence as a vow in order to think of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and take shelter of Him exclusively. Without association, he traveled over the surface of the globe as a sannyasi, devoid of any relationship with fire or shelter.

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> > TEXT 43

> > mano brahmani yunjano

> > yat tat sad-asatah param

> > gunavabhase viguna

> > eka-bhaktyan ubhavite

> > manah: mind; brahmani: on the Supreme; yunjanah: fixing; yat: which; tat: that; sat-asatah: cause and effect; param: beyond; guna-avabhase: who manifests the three modes of material nature; vigune: who is beyond the material modes; eka-bhaktya: by exclusive devotion; anubhavite: who is perceived.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He fixed his mind upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Parabrahman, who is beyond cause and effect, who manifests the three modes of material nature, who is beyond those three modes, and who is perceived only through unfailing devotional service.

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> > TEXT 44

> > nirahankrtir nirmamas ca

> > nirdvandvah sama-drk sva-drk

> > pratyak-prasanta-dhir dhirah

> > prasantormir ivodadhih

> > nirahankrtih: without false ego; nimaamah: without material affection; ca: and; nirdvandvah: without duality; sama-drk: seeing equality; sva-drk: seeing himself; pratyak: turned inward; prasanta: perfectly composed; dhih: mind; dhirah: sober, not disturbed; prasanta: calmed; urmih: whose waves; iva: like; udadhih: the ocean.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus he gradually became unaffected by the false ego of material identity and became free from material affection. Undisturbed, equal to everyone and without duality, he could indeed see himself also. His mind was turned inward and was perfectly calm, like an ocean unagitated by waves.

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> > TEXT 45

> > vasudeve bhagavati

> > sarva jne pratyag-atmani

> > parena bhakti-bhavena

> > labdhatma mukta-bandhanah

> > vasudeve: to Vasudeva; bhagavati: the Personality of Godhead; sarva jne: omniscient; pratyak-atmani: the Supersoul within everyone; parena: transcendental; bhakti-bhavena: by devotional service; labdha-atma: being situated in himself; mukta-bandhanah: liberated from material bondage.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He thus became liberated from conditioned life and became self-situated in transcendental devotional service to the Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva, the omniscient Supersoul within everyone.

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> > TEXT 46

> > atmanam sarva-bhutesu

> > bhagavantam avasthitam

> > apasyat sarva-bh utani

> > bhagavaty api catmani

> > atmanam: the Supersoul; sarva-bhutesu: in all living beings; bhagavantam: the Supreme Personality of Godhead; avasthitam: situated; apasyat: he saw; sarva-bhutani: all living beings; bhagavati: in the Supreme Personality of Godhead; api: moreover; ca: and; atmani: on the Supersoul.

> > TRANSLATION

> > He began to see that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is seated in everyone's heart, and that everyone is existing on Him, because He is the Supersoul of everyone.

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> > TEXT 47

> > iccha-dvesa-vihinena

> > sarvatra sama-cetasa

> > bhagavad-bhakti-yuktena

> > prapta bhagavati gatih

> > iccha: desire; dvesa: and hatred; vihinena: freed from; sarvatra: everywhere; sama: equal; cetasa: with the mind; bhagavat: unto the Personality of Godhead; bhakti-yuktena: by discharging devotional service; prapta: was attained; bhagavati gatih: the destination of the devotee (going back home, back to Godhead).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Freed from all hatred and desire, Kardama Muni, being equal to everyone because of discharging uncontaminated devotional service, ultimately attained the path back to Godhead.

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