Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 7
Kardama Muni’s Mystic Opulence, Devahūti’s Rejuvenation, and the Turning Toward Fearlessness
ये मे स्वधर्मनिरतस्य तप:समाधि- विद्यात्मयोगविजिता भगवत्प्रसादा: । तानेव ते मदनुसेवनयावरुद्धान् दृष्टिं प्रपश्य वितराम्यभयानशोकान् ॥ ७ ॥
ye me sva-dharma-niratasya tapaḥ-samādhi- vidyātma-yoga-vijitā bhagavat-prasādāḥ tān eva te mad-anusevanayāvaruddhān dṛṣṭiṁ prapaśya vitarāmy abhayān aśokān
カルダマ牟尼は続けた。「わたしが自らのダルマに励み、苦行・三昧・智慧・アートマヨーガによって得た主の恩寵は、汝がわたしに仕えるゆえに、すべて汝のために保たれている。今それらを見よ。恐れと嘆きのないその果を観るため、汝に超越の眼を授けよう。」
Devahūti engaged only in the service of Kardama Muni. She was not supposed to be so advanced in austerity, ecstasy, meditation or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but, imperceptibly, she was sharing her husband’s achievements, which she could neither see nor experience. Automatically she achieved these graces of the Lord.
FAQs
This verse states that by seeing the devotee whose vision is bound to the Lord through service, the Lord grants abhayam—fearlessness—along with freedom from sorrow, showing bhakti’s power to remove inner fear and lamentation.
Kapila is concluding His guidance to Devahuti, affirming that spiritual accomplishments like samādhi and self-realization are ultimately the Lord’s mercy, and that steadfast devotional service fixes one’s consciousness and leads to liberation from fear and grief.
Do your responsibilities sincerely (svadharma) while steadily practicing devotion—hearing, chanting, and serving—so the mind becomes fixed on the Lord; this inner steadiness gradually reduces anxiety and sorrow.