1428 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 33 ,
srotasi—turned inwards; atmani—in the mind; samvibhavyam— meditated
upon, perceived; sva-tejasi—by Your own potency; dhvasta—vanished;
guna-pravaham—the influence of the modes of material nature; vande—
I offer obeisances; vispum—unto Lord Visnu; kapilam—named Kapila;
veda-garbham—the repository of the Vedas.
TRANSLATION
I believe, my Lord, that You are Lord Visnu Himself under the name of
Kapila, and You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supreme
Brahman! The saints and sages, being freed from all the disturbances of
the senses and mind, meditate upon You, for by Your mercy only can one
become free from the clutches of the three modes of material nature. At
the time of dissolution all the Vedas are sustained in You only.
PURPORT
Devahuti, the mother of Kapila, instead of prolonging her prayers,
summarized that Lord Kapila was none other than Visnu and that since
she was a woman it was not possible for her to worship Him properly
simply by prayer. It was her intention that the Lord should be satisfied.
The word pratyak is significant. In yogic practice, the eight divisions are
yama, niyama, dsana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and
samadhi. Pratyahara means to wind up the activities of the senses. The
level of realization of the Supreme Lord evidenced by Devahuti is possible
when one is able to withdraw the senses from material activities. When
one is engaged in devotional service, there is no scope for his senses to be
engaged otherwise. In such full Krsna consciousness, one can understand
the Supreme Lord as He is.
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ATARI ATL ATAATAT I 8 I
maitreya uvaca
idito bhagavan evam
kapilakhyah parah puman
vicaviklavayety aha
mataram matr-vatsalah
