978 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 24
Him as He is, but he also associates with the Personality of Godhead face
to face.
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sviyam vakyam rtam karlum
avalirno ’si me grhe
cikirsur bhagavan jidnam
bhaktanam mana-vardhanah

svlyam—Your own; vakyam—words; rtam—true; karlum—to make;
avatirnah—descended; asi—You are; me grhe—in my house; cikirsuh—
desirous to disseminate; bhagavan—the Personality of Godhead; jianam—
knowledge; bhaktandm—of the devotees; mana—the honor; vardhanah—
who increases.

TRANSLATION

Kardama Muni said: My dear Lord, You, who are always increasing the
honor of Your devotees, have descended in my home just to fulfill Your
word and disseminate the process of real knowledge.

PURPORT

When the Lord appeared before Kardama Muni after his mature yoga
practice, He promised that Ile would become his son. He descended as the
son of Kardama Muni in order to fulfill that promise. Another purpose of
His appearance is cikirsur bhagavan jrdnam, to distribute knowledge. There-
fore, Heiscalled bhaktanam mana-vardhanah, He who increases the honor of
His devotees. By distributing sankhya He would increase the honor of the de-
votees; therefore, sankhya philosophy isnot dry mental speculation. Sankhya
philosophy means devotional service. How could the honor of the devotees
be increased unless sankhya were meant for devotional service? Devotees
are not interested in speculative knowledge; therefore, the sankhya
enunciated by Kapila Muni is meant to establish one firmly in devotional
service. Real knowledge and real liberation is to surrender unto the
Supreme Personality of Godhead and engage in devotional service.
