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TEXT 5

maitreya uvāca pitari prasthite ’raṇyaṁ mātuḥ priya-cikīrṣayā tasmin bindu-sare ’vātsīd bhagavān kapilaḥ kila

Maitreya said: When Kardama left for the forest, Lord Kapila stayed on the strand of the Bindu-sarovara to please His …

In the absence of the father it is the duty of the grown son to take charge of his mother …

Being a great yogī, Kardama Muni was not very interested in family life. Nonetheless, he decided to marry, and Svāyambhuva …

There are different siddhis, or yogic perfections – aṇimā, laghimā, prāpti, and so on – and whatever yogīs choose to …

We cannot very easily understand the actual truth of religious systems, but if we follow these mahājanas, we can understand. …

According to the Manu-saṁhitā, a woman should never be given freedom. When she is not under the protection of her …

māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye ’pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ striyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrās te ’pi yānti parāṁ gatim

“O son of Pṛthā, those who take shelter in Me, though they be of lower birth – women, vaiśyas [merchants] …

Tasmin bindu-sare ’vātsīd bhagavān kapilaḥ kila. It is noteworthy that in this verse Kapiladeva is referred to as Bhagavān, which …

Kapiladeva is an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, and He gave instructions to His mother, Devahūti. We must distinguish between the two …

TEXT 6

tam āsīnam akarmāṇaṁ tattva-mārgāgra-darśanam sva-sutaṁ devahūty āha dhātuḥ saṁsmaratī vacaḥ

When Kapila, who could show her the ultimate goal of the Absolute Truth, was sitting leisurely before her, Devahūti remembered …

The ultimate goal of the Absolute Truth is Kṛṣṇa consciousness, devotional service. The liberated stage is not final. If we …

brahmā-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kāṅkṣati samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu mad-bhaktiṁ labhate parām

“One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments nor …

māṁ ca yo ’vyabhicāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevate sa guṇān samatītyaitān brahma-bhūyāya kalpate

“One who engages in full devotional service, who does not fall down in any circumstance, at once transcends the modes …