Shloka 8
Kapila’s Conclusion: Limits of Karma and Yoga; Supremacy of Bhakti and Qualification to Receive the Teaching
द्विपरार्धावसाने य: प्रलयो ब्रह्मणस्तु ते । तावदध्यासते लोकं परस्य परचिन्तका: ॥ ८ ॥
dvi-parārdhāvasāne yaḥ pralayo brahmaṇas tu te tāvad adhyāsate lokaṁ parasya para-cintakāḥ
Worshipers of the Lord’s Hiraṇyagarbha expansion remain within this material world until the end of two parārdhas, when even Brahmā enters dissolution.
One dissolution is at the end of Brahmā’s day, and one is at the end of Brahmā’s life. Brahmā dies at the end of two parārdhas, at which time the entire material universe is dissolved. Persons who are worshipers of Hiraṇyagarbha, the plenary expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, do not directly approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead in Vaikuṇṭha. They remain within this universe on Satyaloka or other higher planets until the end of the life of Brahmā. Then, with Brahmā, they are elevated to the spiritual kingdom.
FAQs
This verse states that those who constantly contemplate the Supreme Lord (paracintakāḥ) reside in His realm and remain there even up to Brahmā’s final dissolution at the end of his lifespan.
Kapila is describing the fruit of pure devotion and meditation on the Supreme—assuring Devahūti that unwavering God-consciousness leads to residence in the Lord’s abode beyond ordinary cosmic changes.
Build a daily practice of remembrance—regular chanting, hearing sacred texts, and offering actions to the Lord—so the mind becomes trained to return to the Supreme rather than being absorbed in temporary anxieties.