148 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 3

examplary manner to teach us. The Lord is very kind to the forgetful
souls. He therefore comes Himself and leaves behind necessary instructions
and also sends His good sons as representatives to call all the conditioned
souls back to Godhead. Recently, within the memory of everyone, Lord
Caitanya also appeared for the same purpose: to show special favor to
fallen souls of this age of iron industry. The incarnation of Narayana is
worshiped still at Badarinarayana, on the range of the Himalayas.

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Tam: Brent ama fata: crefraay |
MATA aed aerearafaftotay 112 oll

pancamah kapilo nama
siddhegah kala-viplutam

provacasuraye sankhyam
tattva-grama-vinirnayam

paiicamah—the fifth one; kapilah— Kapila; nama—of the name; siddhesah
—the foremost amongst the perfect; kala—time; viplutam—lost; provaca—
said; dsuraye—unto the brahmana named Asuri; sankhyam—metaphysics;
tattva-grama—the sum total of the creative elements; vinirnayam—
exposition.

TRANSLATION

The fifth incarnation, named Lord Kapila, is foremost among perfected
beings. He gave an exposition of the creative elements and metaphysics
to Asuri Brahmana, for in course of time this knowledge had been lost.

PURPORT

The sum total of the creative elements is twenty-four in all. Each and
every one of them are explicitly explained in the system of Sankhya
philosophy. Sankhya philosophy is generally called metaphysics by the
European scholars. The etymological meaning of sankhya is that which
explains very lucidly by analysis of the material elements. This was done
for the first time by Lord Kapila, who is said herein to be the fifth in the
line of incarnations.

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TSY HAI TA: MASA |
SC CALCTAD ET ACA CED Rb cIC ESAT
