CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

The Glories of Devotional Service

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MAG SAF
HIGTATSNT «VATA |
A: ATA: ATAATAATAA FT Ul XII

Saunaka uvaca
kapilas tattva-sankhyata
bhagavan adtma-mayaya
jatah svayam ajah saksad
atma-prajiaptaye nrnam

§aunakah uvaca—Sri Saunaka said; kapilah—Lord Kapila; tattva—of the
truth; satkhyata—the expounder; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; atma-mayaya—by His internal potency; jatah—took birth;
svayam—Himself; ajah—unborn; saksdt—in person; atma-prajnaptaye—to
disseminate transcendental knowledge; nrndm—for the human race.

TRANSLATION

Sri Saunaka said: Although He is unborn, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead took birth as Kapila Muni by His internal potency. He descended
to disseminate transcendental knowledge for the benefit of the whole
human race.

PURPORT

The word dtma-prajfiaptaye indicates that the Lord descends for the
benefit of the human race to give transcendental knowledge. Material
necessities are quite sufficiently provided for in the Vedic knowledge,
which offers a program for good living conditions and gradual elevation to

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