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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 sfefoasrat: “teat
aaeyhe cal caefafacai cafe cefese |
CRATARS FAY AIM YS
AY; GR WAM CHAPMAT WV
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 Devahati 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 |
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