Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 25 Verse 31

Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 25: The Glories of Devotional Service

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.25.31

maitreya uvāca

viditvārthaḿ kapilo mātur itthaḿ

jāta-sneho yatra tanvābhijātaḥ

tattvāmnāyaḿ yat pravadanti sāńkhyaḿ

provāca vai bhakti-vitāna-yogam

SYNONYMS

maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya said; viditvā — having known; artham — purpose; kapilaḥ — Lord Kapila; mātuḥ — of His mother; ittham — thus; jāta-snehaḥ — became compassionate; yatra — upon her; tanvā — from her body; abhijātaḥ — born; tattva-āmnāyam — truths received by disciplic succession; yat — which; pravadanti — they call; sāńkhyam — Sāńkhya philosophy; provāca — He described; vai — in fact; bhakti — devotional service; vitāna — spreading; yogam — mystic yoga.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Maitreya said: After hearing the statement of His mother, Kapila could understand her purpose, and He became compassionate towards her because of being born of her body. He described the Sāńkhya system of philosophy, which is a combination of devotional service and mystic realization, as received by disciplic succession.

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