Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 25

Devahūti’s Prayers, Kapila’s Departure, and Devahūti’s Liberation

Siddhapada

Devanagari script

भक्तिप्रवाहयोगेन वैराग्येण बलीयसा । युक्तानुष्ठानजातेन ज्ञानेन ब्रह्महेतुना ॥ २४ ॥ विशुद्धेन तदात्मानमात्मना विश्वतोमुखम् । स्वानुभूत्या तिरोभूतमायागुणविशेषणम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

bhakti-pravāha-yogena vairāgyeṇa balīyasā yuktānuṣṭhāna-jātena jñānena brahma-hetunā

Translation

Durch das Yoga des ununterbrochenen Stroms der Bhakti, durch kraftvolles Vairāgya und durch das aus rechter Übung geborene Wissen—Wissen, das zum Brahman führt—wurde sie geläutert. Mit gereinigtem Inneren versank sie ganz in Meditation über die Höchste Person, die in alle Richtungen schaut, und durch unmittelbare Verwirklichung schwanden alle Zweifel, die aus den Guṇas der Māyā entstehen.

Synonyms

• विशुद्धेन: by the purified (one/means)
• विशुद्धेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental Singular; ‘by the purified (means/knowledge)’

• तत्-आत्मानम्: that Self (his own Self)
• तत्-आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘तस्य आत्मानम्’ = his Self)

• आत्मना: by the self
• आत्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विश्वतः-मुखम्: having faces on all sides
• विश्वतः-मुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वतः (अव्यय) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; अव्ययीभावः (‘विश्वतः’ = from all sides + ‘मुख’ = face)

• स्व-अनुभूत्या: by direct self-experience
• स्व-अनुभूत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental, Singular; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘स्वस्य अनुभूतिः’)

• तिरोभूत-माया-गुण-विशेषणम्: whose māyā-born qualities/attributes are concealed
• तिरोभूत-माया-गुण-विशेषणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिरोभूत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + माया (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + विशेषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘मायायाः गुणाः’ → ‘माया-गुण’; ‘गुणानां विशेषणम्’; ‘तिरोभूतं (येन)’ = whose māyā-guṇa-attributes are concealed)

Characters & Entities

• Kapila
• Devahūti

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 say about transcending māyā and the guṇas?

This verse explains that through purified inner being and direct realization (svānubhūti), one perceives the Supreme as all-pervading and beyond the designations created by māyā and the guṇas.

Why does Lord Kapila teach Devahūti about the all-pervading Supreme Self?

Kapila instructs Devahūti in the path of liberation through devotion and realization—showing that true knowledge culminates in experiencing the Supreme Person as beyond material qualities.

How can I apply ‘svānubhūti’ (direct realization) in modern spiritual practice?

Cultivate purity through steady devotion, disciplined living, and sincere contemplation; then spiritual truths shift from concepts to lived experience, weakening identification with temporary labels and moods.