Shloka 29
Kapila’s Advent: Brahmā’s Confirmation, the Marriage of the Nine Daughters, and Kardama’s Renunciation
स एव भगवानद्य हेलनं नगणय्य न: । गृहेषु जातो ग्राम्याणां य: स्वानां पक्षपोषण: ॥ २९ ॥
sa eva bhagavān adya helanaṁ na gaṇayya naḥ gṛheṣu jāto grāmyāṇāṁ yaḥ svānāṁ pakṣa-poṣaṇaḥ
Not counting the negligence of us ordinary householders, that very Bhagavān has appeared today in our home solely to nourish and protect His own devotees.
Devotees are so affectionate toward the Personality of Godhead that although He does not appear before those who practice yoga in a secluded place even for many, many births, He agrees to appear in a householder’s home where devotees engage in devotional service without material yoga practice. In other words, devotional service to the Lord is so easy that even a householder can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead as one of the members of his household, as his son, as Kardama Muni experienced. He was a householder, although a yogī, but he had the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kapila Muni as his son.
FAQs
This verse says the Supreme Lord does not count our neglect; out of compassion He still appears and acts for the welfare and protection of His devotees.
Devahuti marvels that the Lord (Kapila) has taken birth in a household setting, not because people deserve it, but to nourish and protect His own devotees through His presence and teachings.
Even if one feels unqualified, one can sincerely take shelter of devotion—hearing, chanting, and serving—trusting that the Lord’s mercy is greater than one’s past neglect.