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of these attitudes of spontaneous love according to their choice are con-
sidered to be on the path of spontaneous loving service.

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a afafoactat: teact

aaeyhe cal caefafacai cafe cefese |
CAAT? FAY AD! Fors

AY! SH VAM) CHAPMVA W vz 0

na karhicin mat-parah santa-rape
nanksyanti no me ‘nimiso ledhi hetih
yesam aham priya atmd sutas ca
sakha guruh suhrdo daivam istam

SYNONYMS
na—not; karhicit—at any time; mat-parah—devotees of Me; santa-rape—O
mother, the symbol of peacefulness; naniksyanti—will perish; no—nor; me—My;
animisah—time; ledhi—licks up (destroys); hetih—weapon; yesim—of whom;
aham—l; priyah—dear; dtma—the Supersoul; sutah—the son; ca—and; sakha—
friend; guruh—spiritual master; suhrdah—well-wisher; daivam—the Deity;
istam—chosen.

TRANSLATION

“My dear mother, Devahiti! O emblem of peace! My weapon, the disc of
time, never vanquishes those for whom | am very dear, for whom | am the
Supersoul, the son, friend, spiritual master, well-wisher, worshipable Deity
and desired goal. Since the devotees are always attached to Me, they are never
vanquished by the agents of time.’

PURPORT

This was spoken by Kapiladeva to His mother Devahiti and is recorded in
Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.25.38). Kapiladeva instructed His mother in sankhya-yoga,
but the importance of bhakti-yoga is mentioned here. Later sanhkya-yoga was
imitated by atheists, whose system was founded by a different Kapiladeva, Rsi
Kapiladeva.

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HPSYDTRSIS AWHIaIIa ay |
CU ATaLs ACHTATS IB cSTA MNS ACT: AM | 9¥O Hl
