Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 37
Devahūti’s Prayers, Kapila’s Departure, and Devahūti’s Liberation
Siddhapada
य इदमनुशृणोति योऽभिधत्ते कपिलमुनेर्मतमात्मयोगगुह्यम् । भगवति कृतधी: सुपर्णकेताव् उपलभते भगवत्पदारविन्दम् ॥ ३७ ॥ एष साक्षाद्धरेरंशो जातो लोकरिरक्षया । इयं च तत्परा हि श्रीरनुजज्ञेऽनपायिनी ॥ ६ ॥
ya idam anuśṛṇoti yo ’bhidhatte kapila-muner matam ātma-yoga-guhyam bhagavati kṛta-dhīḥ suparṇa-ketāv upalabhate bhagavat-padāravindam
カピラ牟尼の説く秘奥なるアートマ・ヨーガの教えを聞き、また誦する者は、ガルダを旗印とする至上主に堅固なバクティを得て、主の蓮華の御足に到り、やがて主の御住処に入り愛の奉仕に励む。
The narration of Kapiladeva and His mother, Devahūti, is so perfect and transcendental that even if one only hears or reads this description, he achieves the highest perfectional goal of life, for he engages in the loving service of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There is no doubt that Devahūti, who had the Supreme Lord as her son and who followed the instructions of Kapiladeva so nicely, attained the highest perfection of human life.
FAQs
This verse teaches that attentive hearing (śravaṇam) and recitation (kīrtanam) of Kapila’s confidential bhakti teachings—while fixing one’s mind on Viṣṇu—leads one to attain the Lord’s lotus feet.
Because bhakti is nourished by śravaṇa and kīrtana; by receiving and repeating the Lord-centered instruction, the listener’s intelligence becomes fixed in Bhagavān, culminating in realization of His lotus feet.
Set a daily habit of hearing/reading Bhagavatam and repeating its teachings (study, japa, discussion), with the intention of remembering Viṣṇu—so the mind steadily becomes devoted and spiritually aligned.