Text 14] Activities of Kapila 1433
TRANSLATION

As instructed by her son, Devahiiti also began to practice bhakti-yoga in
that very asrama. She practiced samadhi in the house of Kardama Muni,
which was so beautifully decorated with flowers that it was considered to
be the flower crown of the River Sarasvati.

PURPORT’

Devahiti did not leave her house, because it is never recommended for a
woman to leave her home. She is dependent. The very example of Devahiti
was that when she was not married, she was under the care of her father,
Svayambhuva Manu, and then Svayambhuva Manu gave her to Kardama
Muni in charity. She was under the care of her husband in her youth, and
then her son Kapila Muni was born. As soon as her son grew up, her
husband left home, and similarly the son, after discharging His duty
towards His mother, also left. She could also have left home, but she did
not. Rather, she remained at home and began to practice bhakti-yoga as it
was instructed by her great son, Kapila Muni, and because of her practice
of bhakti-yoga, the entire home became just like a flower crown on the
River Sarasvati.

TEXT 14
MAA TMAH AT Azar Hlzeresary |
Mea ATTA frat Athot FIAT 12M
abhiksnavagaha-kapisan
jatilan kutildlakan
dtmanam cogra-tapasa
bibhrati cirinam kréam

abhiksna—again and again; avagdha—by bathing; kapisdn—gray; jatilan—
matted; kutila—curled; alakan—hair; atmanam—her body; ca—and; ugra-
tapasd—by severe austerities; bibhrati_became; cirinam—clothed in rags;
krsam—thin.

TRANSLATION

She began to bathe three times daily, and thus her curling black hair
gradually became gray. Due to austerity, her body gradually became thin,
and she wore old garments.
