Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 31
Kapila’s Devotional Sāṅkhya: Sādhu-saṅga, Bhakti-yoga, and Fearlessness in the Supreme Shelter
मैत्रेय उवाच विदित्वार्थं कपिलो मातुरित्थं जातस्नेहो यत्र तन्वाभिजात: । तत्त्वाम्नायं यत्प्रवदन्ति सांख्यं प्रोवाच वै भक्तिवितानयोगम् ॥ ३१ ॥
maitreya uvāca viditvārthaṁ kapilo mātur itthaṁ jāta-sneho yatra tanvābhijātaḥ tattvāmnāyaṁ yat pravadanti sāṅkhyaṁ provāca vai bhakti-vitāna-yogam
Śrī Maitreya berkata: Setelah mendengar ucapan ibunya, Bhagavān Kapila memahami maksudnya dan, karena lahir dari tubuh sang ibu, Ia dipenuhi belas kasih. Lalu Ia mengajarkan tattva Sāṅkhya yang diterima melalui paramparā, yakni jalan yang memadukan bhakti-sevā dan realisasi yoga.
FAQs
It states that Kapila taught the authoritative truth of Sāṅkhya while also expounding the yoga that fully expands devotional service (bhakti).
Because he understood his mother Devahuti’s inner purpose and, being naturally affectionate as her son, he revealed truth (Sāṅkhya) together with devotional yoga for her spiritual upliftment.
Study spiritual truth with clarity (Sāṅkhya-like discernment) while practicing devotion—regular prayer, remembrance of the Lord, and service—so knowledge becomes lived realization.