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Activities of Kapila
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service of the Supreme Lord, the Lord takes charge of the maintenance of the devotee's body, and there is no need of anxiety for its protection. It is said in the Second Chapter, Second Canto, of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  that a fully surrendered soul has no anxiety about the maintenance of his body. The Supreme Lord takes care of the maintenance of innumerable species of bodies; therefore, one who fully engages in His service will not go unprotected by the Supreme Lord. Devahūti was naturally unmindful for the protection of her body, which was being taken care of by the Supreme Person.
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एवं सा कपिलोक्तेन मार्गेणाचिरतः परम् । आत्मानं ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं भगवन्तमवाप ह ॥३०॥
evam sā kapiloktena mārgeṇācirataḥ param ātmānam brahma-nirvāṇam bhagavantam avāpa ha
evam —thus;  sā —she (Devahūti);  kapila —by Kapila;  uktena —instructed;  mārgeṇa —by the path;  acirataḥ —soon;  param —supreme;  ātmānam —Supersoul;  brahma —Brahman;  nirvāṇam —cessation of materialistic existence;  bhagavantam —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  avāpa —she achieved;  ha —certainly.
TRANSLATION
My dear Vidura, by following the principles instructed by Kapila, Devahūti soon became liberated from material bondage, and she achieved the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as Supersoul, without difficulty.
PURPORT
Three words have been used in this connection to describe the achievement of Devahūti:  ātmānam ,  brahma-nirvāṇam  and  bhagavantam . These refer to the gradual process of discovery of the Absolute Truth, mentioned herein as the  bhagavantam . The Supreme Personality of Godhead resides in various Vaikuṇṭha planets.  Nirvāṇa  means to extinguish the pangs of material existence. When one is able to enter into the spiritual kingdom or into spiritual realization, one is automatically freed from material pangs. That is called  brahma-nirvāṇa . According to Vedic scripture,  nirvāṇa