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Chapter 25: The Glories of Devotional Service

Verse 31 of 43
SB 3.25.31

मैत्रेय उवाच विदित्वार्थं कपिलो मातुरित्थं जातस्नेहो यत्र तन्वाभिजातः तत्त्वाम्नायं यत्प्रवदन्ति सांख्यं प्रोवाच वै भक्तिवितानयोगम्

maitreya uvāca viditvārthaṁ kapilo mātur itthaṁ jāta-sneho yatra tanvābhijātaḥ tattvāmnāyaṁ yat pravadanti sāṅkhyaṁ provāca vai bhakti-vitāna-yogam

Synonyms

maitreyaḥ uvācaMaitreya said; viditvāhaving known; arthampurpose; kapilaḥLord Kapila; mātuḥof His mother; itthamthus; jāta-snehaḥbecame compassionate; yatraupon her; tanvāfrom her body; abhijātaḥborn; tattva-āmnāyamtruths received by disciplic succession; yatwhich; pravadantithey call; sāṅkhyamsāṅkhya philosophy; provācaHe described; vaiin fact; bhaktidevotional service; vitānaspreading; yogammystic yoga..

Translation

Śrī Maitreya said: After hearing the statement of His mother, Kapila could understand her purpose, and He became compassionate towards her because of being born of her body. He described the sāṅkhya system of philosophy, which is a combination of devotional service and mystic realization, as received by disciplic succession.

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