Shloka 5
Kapila’s Devotional Sāṅkhya: Sādhu-saṅga, Bhakti-yoga, and Fearlessness in the Supreme Shelter
मैत्रेय उवाच पितरि प्रस्थितेऽरण्यं मातु: प्रियचिकीर्षया । तस्मिन् बिन्दुसरेऽवात्सीद्भगवान् कपिल: किल ॥ ५ ॥
maitreya uvāca pitari prasthite ’raṇyaṁ mātuḥ priya-cikīrṣayā tasmin bindusare ’vātsīd bhagavān kapilaḥ kila
Maitreya said: When Kardama departed for the forest, to please His mother Devahūti, Bhagavān Kapila remained on the shore of Bindu-sarovara.
In the absence of the father it is the duty of the grown son to take charge of his mother and serve her to the best of his ability so that she will not feel separation from her husband, and it is the duty of the husband to leave home as soon as there is a grown son to take charge of his wife and family affairs. That is the Vedic system of household life. One should not remain continually implicated in household affairs up to the time of death. He must leave. Family affairs and the wife may be taken charge of by a grown son.
FAQs
In this chapter, Kapila is described as Bhagavan—the Supreme Lord—who stays at Bindu-sarovara to instruct and uplift His mother Devahuti through spiritual knowledge and devotion.
The verse states that after His father departed for forest renunciation, Kapila remained at Bindu-sarovara specifically to please His mother and fulfill His purpose of guiding her.
Spiritual life is strengthened by gratitude and duty—serving and honoring one’s parents and caregivers in a dharmic way, while supporting their inner growth through faith and wisdom.