> > 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 Thirty-three: Activities of Kapila

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> > TEXT 1

> > maitreya uvaca

> > evam nisamya kapilaya vaco janitri

> > sa kardamasya dayita kila devahutih

> > visrasta-moha-patala tam abhipranamya

> > tustava tattva-visayankita-siddhi-bhumim

> > maitreyah uvaca: Maitreya said; evam: thus; nisamya: having heard; kapilaya: of Lord Kapila; vacah: the words; janitri: the mother; sa: she; kardamasya: of Kardama Muni; dayita: the dear wife; kila: namely; devahutih: Devahuti; visrasta: freed from; moha-patala: the covering of illusion; tam: unto Him; abhipranamya: having offered obeisances; tustava: recited prayers; tattva: basic principles; visaya: in the matter of; ankita: the author; siddhi: of liberation; bhumim: the background.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Maitreya said: Thus Devahuti, the mother of Lord Kapila and wife of Kardama Muni, became freed from all ignorance concerning devotional service and transcendental knowledge. She offered her obeisances unto the Lord, the author of the basic principles of the Sankhya system of philosophy, which is the background of liberation, and she satisfied Him with the following verses of prayer.

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> > TEXT 2

> > devahutir uvaca

> > athapy ajo 'ntah-salile sayanam

> > bhutendriyarthatma-mayam vapus te

> > guna-pravaham sad-asesa-bijam

> > dadhyau svayam yaj jatharabja jatah

> > devahutih uvaca: Devahuti said; atha api: moreover; ajah: Lord Brahma; antah-salile: in the water; sayanam: lying; bhuta: the material elements; indriya: the senses; artha: the sense objects; atma: the mind; mayam: pervaded by; vapuh: body; te: Your; guna-pravaham: the source of the stream of the three modes of material nature; sat: manifest; asesa: of all; bijam: the seed; dadhyau: meditated upon; svayam: himself; yat: of whom; jathara: from the abdomen; abja: from the lotus flower; jatah: born.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Devahuti said: Brahma is said to be unborn because he takes birth from the lotus flower which grows from Your abdomen while You lie in the ocean at the bottom of the universe. But even Brahma simply meditated upon You, whose body is the source of unlimited universes.

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> > TEXT 3

> > sa eva visvasya bhavan vidhatte

> > guna-pravahena vibhakta-viryah

> > sargady aniho 'vitathabhisandhir

> > atmesvaro 'tarkya-sahasra-saktih

> > sah: that very person; eva: certainly; visvasya: of the universe; bhavan: You; vidhatte: carry on; guna-pravahena: by the interaction of the modes; vibhakta: divided; viryah: Your energies; sarga-adi: the creation and so on; anihah: the nondoer; avitatha: not futile; abhisandhih: Your determination; atma-isvarah: the Lord of all living entities; atarkya: inconceivable; sahasra: thousands; saktih: possessing energies.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord, although personally You have nothing to do, You have distributed Your energies in the interactions of the material modes of nature, and for that reason the creation, maintenance and dissolution of the cosmic manifestation take place. My dear Lord, You are self-determined and are the Supreme Personality of Godhead for all living entities. For them You created this material manifestation, and although You are one, Your diverse energies can act multifariously. This is inconceivable to us.

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> > TEXT 4

> > sa tvam bhrto me jatharena natha

> > katham nu yasyodara etad asit

> > visvam yugante vata-patra ekah

> > sete sma maya-sisur anghri-panah

> > sah: that very person; tvam: You; bhrtah: took birth; me jatharena: by my abdomen; natha: O my Lord; katham: how; nu: then; yasya: of whom; udare: in the belly; etat: this; asit: did rest; visvam: universe; yuga-ante: at the end of the millennium; vata-patre: on the leaf of a banyan tree; ekah: alone; sete sma: You lay down; maya: possessing inconceivable powers; sisuh: a baby; anghri: Your toe; panah: licking.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, You have taken birth from my abdomen. O my Lord, how is that possible for the supreme one, who has in His belly all the cosmic manifestation? The answer is that it is possible, for at the end of the millennium You lie down on a leaf of a banyan tree, and just like a small baby, You lick the toe of Your lotus foot.

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> > TEXT 5

> > tvam deha-tantrah prasamaya papmanam

> > nidesa-bhajam ca vibho vibhutaye

> > yathavataras tava sukaradayas

> > tathayam apy atma-pathopalabdhaye

> > tvam: You; deha: this body; tantrah: have assumed; prasamaya: for the diminution; papmanam: of sinful activities; nidesa-bhajam: of instructions in devotion; ca: and; vibho: O my Lord; vibhutaye: for the expansion; yatha: as; avatarah: incarnations; tava: Your; sukara-adayah: the boar and other forms; tatha: so; ayam: this incarnation of Kapila; api: surely; atma-patha: the path of self-realization; upalabdhaye: in order to reveal.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord, You have assumed this body in order to diminish the sinful activities of the fallen and to enrich their knowledge in devotion and liberation. Since these sinful people are dependent on Your direction, by Your own will You assume incarnations as a boar and as other forms. Similarly, You have appeared in order to distribute transcendental knowledge to Your dependents.

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> > TEXT 6

> > yan-namadheya-sravananukirtanad

> > yat-prahvanad yat-smaranad api kvacit

> > svado 'pi sadyah savanaya kalpate

> > kutah punas te bhagavan nu darsanat

> > yat: of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); namadheya: the name; sravana: hearing; anukirtanat: by chanting; yat: to whom; prahvanat: by offering obeisances; yat: whom; smaranat: by remembering; api: even; kvacit: at any time; sva-adah: a dog-eater; api: even; sadyah: immediately; savanaya: for performing Vedic sacrifices; kalpate: becomes eligible; kutah: what to speak of; punah: again; te: You; bhagavan: O Supreme Personality of Godhead; nu: then; darsanat: by seeing face to face.

> > TRANSLATION

> > To say nothing of the spiritual advancement of persons who see the Supreme Person face to face, even a person born in a family of dog-eaters immediately becomes eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices if he once utters the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or chants about Him, hears about His pastimes, offers Him obeisances or even remembers Him.

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> > TEXT 7

> > aho bata sva-paco 'to gariyan

> > yaj jihvagre vartate nama tubhyam

> > tepus tapas te juhuvuh sasnur arya

> > brahmanucur nama grnanti ye te

> > aho bata: oh, how glorious; sva-pacah: a dog-eater; atah: hence; gariyan: worshipable; yat: of whom; jihva-agre: on the tip of the tongue; vartate: is; nama: the holy name; tubhyam: unto You; tepuh tapah: practiced austerities; te: they; juhuvuh: executed fire sacrifices; sasnuh: took bath in the sacred rivers; aryah: Aryans; brahma anucuh: studied the Vedas; nama: the holy name; grnanti: accept; ye: they who; te: Your.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Oh, how glorious are they whose tongues are chanting Your holy name! Even if born in the families of dog-eaters, such persons are worshipable. Persons who chant the holy name of Your Lordship must have executed all kinds of austerities and fire sacrifices and achieved all the good manners of the Aryans. To be chanting the holy name of Your Lordship, they must have bathed at holy places of pilgrimage, studied the Vedas and fulfilled everything required.

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> > TEXT 8

> > tam tvam aham brahma param pumamsam

> > pratyak-srotasy atmani samvibhavyam

> > sva-tejasa dhvasta-guna-pravaham

> > vande visnum kapilam veda-garbham

> > tam: unto Him; tvam: You; aham: I; brahma: Brahman; param: supreme; pumamsam: the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pratyak-srotasi: turned inwards; atmani: in the mind; samvibhavyam: meditated upon, perceived; sva-tejasa: by Your own potency; dhvasta: vanished; guna-pravaham: the influence of the modes of material nature; vande: I offer obeisances; visnum: unto Lord Visnu; kapilam: named Kapila; veda-garbham: the repository of the Vedas.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I believe, my Lord, that You are Lord Visnu Himself under the name of Kapila, and You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supreme Brahman! The saints and sages, being freed from all the disturbances of the senses and mind, meditate upon You, for by Your mercy only can one become free from the clutches of the three modes of material nature. At the time of dissolution, all the Vedas are sustained in You only.

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> > TEXT 9

> > maitreya uvaca

> > idito bhagavan evam

> > kapilakhyah parah puman

> > vacaviklavayety aha

> > mataram matr-vatsalah

> > maitreyah uvaca: Maitreya said; iditah: praised; bhagavan: the Supreme personality of Godhead; evam: thus; kapila-akhyah: named Kapila; parah: supreme; puman: person; vaca: with words; aviklavaya: grave; iti: thus; aha: replied; mataram: to His mother; matr-vatsalah: very affectionate to His mother.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kapila, satisfied by the words of His mother, towards whom He was very affectionate, replied with gravity.

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> > TEXT 10

> > kapila uvaca

> > margenanena matas te

> > susevyenoditena me

> > asthitena param kastham

> > acirad avarotsyasi

> > kapilah uvaca: Lord Kapila said; margena: by the path; anena: this; matah: My dear mother; te: for you; su-sevyena: very easy to execute; uditena: instructed; me: by Me; asthitena: being performed; param: supreme; kastham: goal; acirat: very soon; avarotsyasi: you will attain.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Personality of Godhead said: My dear mother, the path of self-realization which I have already instructed to you is very easy. You can execute this system without difficulty, and by following it you shall very soon be liberated, even within your present body.

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> > TEXT 11

> > sraddhatsvaitan matam mahyam

> > justam yad brahma-vadibhih

> > yena mam abhayam yaya

> > mrtyum rcchanty atad-vidah

> > sraddhatsva: you may rest assured; etat: about this; matam: instruction; mahyam: My; justam: followed; yat: which; brahma-vadibhih: by transcendentalists; yena: by which; mam: unto Me; abhayam: without fear; yayah: you shall reach; mrtyum: death; rcchanti: attain; a-tat-vidah: persons who are not conversant with this.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear mother, those who are actually transcendentalists certainly follow My instructions, as I have given them to you. You may rest assured that if you traverse this path of self-realization perfectly, surely you shall be freed from fearful material contamination and shall ultimately reach Me. Mother, persons who are not conversant with this method of devotional service certainly cannot get out of the cycle of birth and death.

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> > TEXT 12

> > maitreya uvaca

> > iti pradarsya bhagavan

> > satim tam atmano gatim

> > sva-matra brahma-vadinya

> > kapilo 'numato yayau

> > maitreyah uvaca: Maitreya said; iti: thus; pradarsya: after instructing; bhagavan: the Supreme Personality of Godhead; satim: venerable; tam: that; atmanah: of self-realization; gatim: path; sva-matra: from His mother; brahma-vadinya: self-realized; kapilah: Lord Kapila; anumatah: took permission; yayau: left.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Maitreya said: The Supreme Personality of Godhead Kapila, after instructing His beloved mother, took permission from her and left His home, His mission having been fulfilled.

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> > TEXT 13

> > sa capi tanayoktena

> > yogadesena yoga-yuk

> > tasminn asrama apide

> > sarasvatyah samahita

> > sa: she; ca: and; api: also; tanaya: by her son; uktena: spoken; yoga-adesena: by the instruction on yoga; yoga-yuk: engaged in bhakti-yoga; tasmin: in that; asrame: hermitage; apide: the flower crown; sarasvatyah: of the Sarasvati; samahita: fixed in samadhi.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As instructed by her son, Devahuti also began to practice bhakti-yoga in that very asrama. She practiced samadhi in the house of Kardama Muni, which was so beautifully decorated with flowers that it was considered the flower crown of the River Sarasvati.

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> > TEXT 14

> > abhiksnavagaha-kapisan

> > jatilan kutilalakan

> > atmanam cogra-tapasa

> > bibhrati cirinam krsam

> > abhiksna: again and again; avagaha: by bathing; kapisan: gray; jatilan: matted; kutila: curled; alakan: hair; atmanam: her body; ca: and; ugra-tapasa: by severe austerities; bibhrati: became; cirinam: clothed in rags; krsam: thin.

> > TRANSLATION

> > She began to bathe three times daily, and thus her curling black hair gradually became gray. Due to austerity, her body gradually became thin, and she wore old garments.

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> > TEXT 15

> > prajapateh kardamasya

> > tapo-yoga-vijrmbhitam

> > sva-garhasthyam anaupamyam

> > prarthyam vaimanikair api

> > praja-pateh: of the progenitor of mankind; kardamasya: Kardama Muni; tapah: by austerity; yoga: by yoga; vijrmbhitam: developed; sva-garhasthyam: his home and household paraphernalia; anaupamyam: unequaled; prarthyam: enviable; vaimanikaih: by the denizens of heaven; api: even.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The home and household paraphernalia of Kardama, who was one of the Prajapatis, was developed in such a way, by dint of his mystic powers of austerity and yoga, that his opulence was sometimes envied by those who travel in outer space in airplanes.

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> > TEXT 16

> > payah-phena-nibhah sayya

> > danta rukma-paricchadah

> > asanani ca haimani

> > suspa rsastarana-ni ca

> > payah: of milk; phena: the foam; nibhah: resembling; sayyah: beds; dantah: made of ivory; rukma: golden; paricchadah: with covers; asanani: chairs and benches; ca: and; haimani: made of gold; su-sparsa: soft to the touch; astaranani: cushions; ca: and.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The opulence of the household of Kardama Muni is described herein. The bedsheets and mattresses were all as white as the foam of milk, the chairs and benches were made of ivory and were covered by cloths of lace with golden filigree, and the couches were made of gold and had very soft pillows.

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> > TEXT 17

> > svaccha-sphatika-kudyesu

> > maha-marakatesu ca

> > ratna-pradipa abhanti

> > lalana ratna-samyutah

> > svaccha: pure; sphatika: marble; kudyesu: on the walls; maha-marakatesu: decorated with valuable emeralds; ca: and; ratna-pradipah: jewel lamps; abhanti: shine; lalanah: women; ratna: with jewelry; samyutah: decorated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The walls of the house were made of first-class marble, decorated with valuable jewels. There was no need of light, for the household was illuminated by the rays of these jewels. The female members of the household were all amply decorated with jewelry.

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> > TEXT 18

> > grhodyanam kusumitai

> > ramyam bahv-amara-drumaih

> > kujad-vihanga-mithunam

> > gayan-matta-madh uvratam

> > grha-udyanam: the household garden; kusumitaih: with flowers and fruits; ramyam: beautiful; bahu-amara-drumaih: with many celestial trees; kujat: singing; vihanga: of birds; mithunam: with pairs; gayat: humming; matta: intoxicated; madhu-vratam: with bees.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The compound of the main household was surrounded by beautiful gardens, with sweet, fragrant flowers and many trees which produced fresh fruit and were tall and beautiful. The attraction of such gardens was that singing birds would sit on the trees, and their chanting voices, as well as the humming sound of the bees, made the whole atmosphere as pleasing as possible.

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> > TEXT 19

> > yatra pravistam atmanam

> > vibudhanucara jaguh

> > vapyam utpala-gandhinyam

> > kardamenopalalitam

> > yatra: where; pravistam: entered; atmanam: unto her; vibudha-anucarah: the associates of the denizens of heaven; jaguh: sang; vapyam: in the pond; utpala: of lotuses; gandhinyam: with the fragrance; kardamena: by Kardama; upalalitam: treated with great care.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Devahuti would enter that lovely garden to take her bath in the pond filled with lotus flowers, the associates of the denizens of heaven, the Gandharvas, would sing about Kardama's glorious household life. Her great husband, Kardama, gave her all protection at all times.

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> > TEXT 20

> > hitva tad ipsitatamam

> > apy akhandala-yositam

> > kincic cakara vadanam

> > putra-vislesanatura

> > hitva: having given up; tat: that household; ipsita-tamam: most desirable; api: even; akhandala-yositam: by the wives of Lord Indra; kincit cakara vadanam: she wore a sorry look on her face; putra-vislesana: by separation from her son; atura: afflicted.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although her position was unique from all points of view, saintly Devahuti, in spite of all her possessions, which were envied even by the ladies of the heavenly planets, gave up all such comforts. She was only sorry that her great son was separated from her.

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> > TEXT 21

> > vanam pravrajite patyav

> > apatya-virahatura

> > jnata-tattvapy abhun naste

> > vatse gaur iva vatsala

> > vanam: to the forest; pravrajite patyau: when her husband left home; apatya-viraha: by separation from her son; atura: very sorry; jnata-tattva: knowing the truth; api: although; abhut: she became; naste vatse: when her calf is lost; gauh: a cow; iva: like; vatsala: affectionate.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Devahuti's husband had already left home and accepted the renounced order of life, and then her only son, Kapila, left home. Although she knew all the truths of life and death, and although her heart was cleansed of all dirt, she was very aggrieved at the loss of her son, just as a cow is affected when her calf dies.

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> > TEXT 22

> > tam eva dhyayati devam

> > apatyam kapilam harim

> > babhuvacirato vatsa

> > nihsprha tadrse grhe

> > tam: upon Him; eva: certainly; dhyayati: meditating; devam: divine; apatyam: son; kapilam: Lord Kapila; harim: the Supreme Personality of Godhead; babhuva: became; aciratah: very soon; vatsa: O dear Vidura; nihsprha: unattached; tadrse grhe: to such a home.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Vidura, thus always meditating upon her son, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kapiladeva, she very soon became unattached to her nicely decorated home.

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> > TEXT 23

> > dhyayati bhagavad-rupam

> > yad aha dhyana-gocaram

> > sutah prasanna-vadanam

> > samasta-vyasta-cintaya

> > dhyayati: meditating; bhagavat-rupam: upon the form of the Supreme personality of Godhead; yat: which; aha: He instructed; dhyana-gocaram: the object of meditation; sutah: her son; prasanna-vadanam: with a smiling face; samasta: on the whole; vyasta: on the parts; cintaya: with her mind.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, having heard with great eagerness and in all detail from her son, Kapiladeva, the eternally smiling Personality of Godhead, Devahuti began to meditate constantly upon the Visnu form of the Supreme Lord.

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> > TEXT 24-25

> > bhakti-p ravaha-yogena

> > vairagyena baliyasa

> > yuktanusthana jatena

> > jnanena brahma-hetuna

> > visuddhena tadatmanam

> > atmana visvato-mukham

> > svanubhutya tirobhuta-

> > maya-guna-visesanam

> > bhakti-pravaha-yogena: by continuous engagement in devotional service; vairagyena: by renunciation; baliyasa: very strong; yukta-anusthana: by proper performance of duties; jatena: produced; jnanena: by knowledge; brahma-hetuna: due to realization of the Absolute Truth;

> > visuddhena: by purification; tada: then; atmanam: Supreme Personality of Godhead; atmana: with the mind; visvatah-mukham: whose face is turned everywhere; sva-anubhutya: by self-realization; tirah-bhuta: disappeared; maya-guna: of the modes of material nature; visesanam: distinctions.

> > TRANSLATION

> > She did so with serious engagement in devotional service. Because she was strong in renunciation, she accepted only the necessities of the body. She became situated in knowledge due to realization of the Absolute Truth, her heart became purified, she became fully absorbed in meditation upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and all misgivings due to the modes of material nature disappeared.

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> > TEXT 26

> > brahmany avasthita-matir

> > bhagavaty atma-samsraye

> > nivrtta jivapattitvat

> > ksina-klesapta-nirvrtih

> > brahmani: in Brahman; avasthita: situated; matih: her mind; bhagavati: in the Supreme personality of Godhead; atma-samsraye: residing in all living entities; nivrtta: freed; jiva: of the jiva soul; apattitvat: from the unfortunate condition; ksina: disappeared; klesa: material pangs; apta: attained; nirvrtih: transcendental bliss.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Her mind became completely engaged in the Supreme Lord, and she automatically realized the knowledge of the impersonal Brahman. As a Brahman-realized soul, she was freed from the designations of the materialistic concept of life. Thus all material pangs disappeared, and she attained transcendental bliss.

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> > TEXT 27

> > nityarudha-samadhitvat

> > paravrtta-guna-bh rama

> > na sasmara tadatmanam

> > svapne drstam ivotthitah

> > nitya: eternal; arudha: situated in; samadhitvat: from trance; paravrtta: freed from; guna: of the modes of material nature; bhrama: illusion; na sasmara: she did not remember; tada: then; atmanam: her material body; svapne: in a dream; drstam: seen; iva: just as; utthitah: one who has arisen.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Situated in eternal trance and freed from illusion impelled by the modes of material nature, she forgot her material body, just as one forgets his different bodies in a dream.

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> > TEXT 28

> > tad-dehah paratah poso

> > 'py akrsas cadhy-asambhavat

> > babhau malair avacchannah

> > sadhuma iva pavakah

> > tat-dehah: her body; paratah: by others (the damsels created by Kardama); posah: maintained; api: although; akrsah: not thin; ca: and; adhi: anxiety; asambhavat: from not occurring; babhau: shone; malaih: by dust; avacchannah: covered; sa-dhumah: surrounded with smoke; iva: like; pavakah: a fire.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Her body was being taken care of by the spiritual damsels created by her husband, Kardama, and since she had no mental anxiety at that time, her body did not become thin. She appeared just like a fire surrounded by smoke.

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> > TEXT 29

> > svangam tapo-yogamayam

> > mukta-kesam gatambaram

> > daiva-guptam na bubudhe

> > vasudeva-pravis ta-dhih

> > sva-angam: her body; tapah: austerity; yoga: yoga practice; mayam: fully engaged in; mukta: loosened; kesam: her hair; gata: disarrayed; ambaram: her garments; daiva: by the Lord; guptam: protected; na: not; bubudhe: she was aware of; vasudeva: in the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pravista: absorbed; dhih: her thoughts.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because she was always absorbed in the thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, she was not aware that her hair was sometimes loosened or her garments were disarrayed.

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> > TEXT 30

> > evam sa kapiloktena

> > margenaciratah param

> > atmanam brahma-nirvanam

> > bhagavantam avapa ha

> > evam: thus; sa: she (Devahuti); kapila: by Kapila; uktena: instructed; margena: by the path; aciratah: soon; param: supreme; atmanam: Supersoul; brahma: Brahman; nirvanam: cessation of materialistic existence; bhagavantam: the Supreme Personality of Godhead; avapa: she achieved; ha: certainly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Vidura, by following the principles instructed by Kapila, Devahuti soon became liberated from material bondage, and she achieved the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as Supersoul, without difficulty.

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> > TEXT 31

> > tad virasit punyatamam

> > ksetram trailokya-visrutam

> > namna siddha-padam yatra

> > sa samsiddhim upeyusi

> > tat: that; vira: O brave Vidura; asit: was; punya-tamam: most sacred; ksetram: place; trai-lokya: in the three worlds; visrutam: known; namna: by the name; siddha-padam: Siddhapada; yatra: where; sa: she (Devahuti); samsiddhim: perfection; upeyusi: achieved.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The palace where Devahuti achieved her perfection, my dear Vidura, is understood to be a most sacred spot. It is known all over the three worlds as Siddhapada.

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> > TEXT 32

> > tasyas tad yoga-vidhuta-

> > martyam martyam abhut sarit

> > srotasam pravara saumya

> > siddhida siddha-sevita

> > tasyah: of Devahuti; tat: that; yoga: by yoga practice; vidhuta: relinquished; martyam: material elements; martyam: her mortal body; abhut: became; sarit: a river; srotasam: of all rivers; pravara: the foremost; saumya: O gentle Vidura; siddhi-da: conferring perfection; siddha: by persons desiring perfection; sevita: resorted to.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Dear Vidura, the material elements of her body have melted into water and are now a flowing river, which is the most sacred of all rivers. Anyone who bathes in that river also attains perfection, and therefore all persons who desire perfection go bathe there.

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> > TEXT 33

> > kapilo 'pi maha-yogi

> > bhagavan pitur asramat

> > mataram samanujnapya

> > prag-udicim disam yayau

> > kapilah: Lord Kapila; api: surely; maha-yogi: the great sage; bhagavan: the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pituh: of His father; asramat: from the hermitage; mataram: from His mother; samanujna-pya: having asked permission; prak-udicim: northeast; disam: direction; yayau: He went.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Vidura, the great sage Kapila, the Personality of Godhead, left His father's hermitage with the permission of His mother and went towards the northeast.

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> > TEXT 34

> > siddha-carana-gandharvair

> > munibhis capsaro-ganaih

> > stuyamanah samudrena

> > dattarhana-niketanah

> > siddha: by the Siddhas; carana: by the Caranas; gandharvaih: by the Gandharvas; munibhih: by the munis; ca: and; apsarah-ganaih: by the Apsaras (damsels of the heavenly planets); stuyamanah: being extolled; samudrena: by the ocean; datta: given; arhana: oblations; niketanah: place of residence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While He was passing in the northern direction, all the celestial denizens known as Caranas and Gandharvas, as well as the munis and the damsels of the heavenly planets, prayed and offered Him all respects. The ocean offered Him oblations and a place of residence.

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> > TEXT 35

> > aste yogam samasthaya

> > sankhyacaryair abhistutah

> > trayanam api lokanam

> > upasantyai samahitah

> > aste: He remains; yogam: yoga; samasthaya: having practiced; sankhya: of the Sankhya philosophy; acaryaih: by the great teachers; abhistutah: worshiped; trayanam: three; api: certainly; lokanam: of the worlds; upasantyai: for the deliverance; samahitah: fixed in trance.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Even now Kapila Muni is staying there in trance for the deliverance of the conditioned souls in the three worlds, and all the acaryas, or great teachers, of the system of Sankhya philosophy are worshiping Him.

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> > TEXT 36

> > etan nigaditam tata

> > yat prsto 'ham tavanagha

> > kapilasya ca samvado

> > devahutyas ca pavanah

> > etat: this; nigaditam: spoken; tata: O dear Vidura; yat: which; prstah: was asked; aham: I; tava: by you; anagha: O sinless Vidura; kapilasya: of Kapila; ca: and; samvadah: conversation; devahutyah: of Devahuti; ca: and; pavanah: pure.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear son, since you have inquired from me, I have answered. O sinless one, the descriptions of Kapiladeva and His mother and their activities are the purest of all pure discourses.

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> > TEXT 37

> > ya idam anusrnoti yo 'bhidhatte

> > kapila-muner matam atma-yoga-guhyam

> > bhagavati krta-dhih suparna-ketav

> > upalabhate bhagavat-padaravindam

> > yah: whoever; idam: this; anusrnoti: hears; yah: whoever; abhidhatte: expounds; kapila-muneh: of the sage Kapila; matam: instructions; atma-yoga: based on meditation on the Lord; guhyam: confidential; bhagavati: on the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krta-dhih: having fixed his mind; suparna-ketau: who has a banner of Garuda; upalabhate: achieves; bhagavat: of the Supreme Lord; pada-aravindam: the lotus feet.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The description of the dealings of Kapiladeva and His mother is very confidential, and anyone who hears or reads this narration becomes a devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is carried by Garuda, and he thereafter enters into the abode of the Supreme Lord to engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord.

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