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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 3 · Chapter 33: Activities of Kapila
3.33.323.33.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.33.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.33.12inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

कपिलोऽपि महायोगी भगवान्पितुराश्रमात् ।

मातरं समनुज्ञाप्य प्रागुदीचीं दिशं ययौ ॥ ३३ ॥

kapilo ’pi mahā-yogī

bhagavān pitur āśramāt

mātaraṁ samanujñāpya

prāg-udīcīṁ diśaṁ yayau

Translation

My dear Vidura, the great sage Kapila, the Personality of Godhead, left His father’s hermitage with the permission of His mother and went towards the northeast.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kapila Departs With His Mother’s Permission

  1. 1

    Kapila is both the great sage and the Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    Before leaving His father’s hermitage, He received His mother’s permission.

  3. 3

    He then traveled toward the northeast.

How it feels

Entanglement → Insight and liberation. Inquiry matures into instruction in devotion and spiritual nature.

Chapters 25–33 of Canto 3: Kapila instructs Devahūti. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 33: Activities of Kapila

Devahūti follows Kapila’s instructions and attains liberation; Kapila travels onward and receives prayers and offerings.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.33
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kapilaḥLord Kapila
  2. apisurely
  3. mahā-yogīthe great sage
  4. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. pituḥof His father
  6. āśramātfrom the hermitage
  7. mātaramfrom His mother
  8. samanujñāpyahaving asked permission
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 3.33

    In this verse: “mother”, “father’s”, “mother’s”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can I appreciate about Kapila’s respectful departure?

Practice

Before making a plan that affects someone close to you today, respectfully seek their agreement.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKapila Departs With His Mother’s PermissionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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