Shloka 9

परमार्थ-निर्णयः—श्रेयस्-भेदः, कर्म-ध्यान-सीमा, एकात्मदर्शनम्

Devanagari script

कपिलर्षिर् भगवतः सर्वभूतस्य वै किल विष्णोर् अंशो जगन्मोहनाशायोर्वीम् उपागतः

Transliteration

kapilarṣir bhagavataḥ sarvabhūtasya vai kila viṣṇor aṃśo jaganmohanāśāyorvīm upāgataḥ

Translation

ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಮಹರ್ಷಿ ಕಪಿಲರು ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾತ್ಮನಾದ ಭಗವಾನ್ ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿನ ಅಂಶವೇ; ಜಗತ್ತನ್ನು ಮೋಹಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಭ್ರಮೆಯನ್ನು ನಾಶಮಾಡಲು ಅವರು ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಅವತರಿಸಿದರು.

Word by Word

• कपिलर्षिः: sage Kapila
• कपिलर्षिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल-ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः (कपिलः ऋषिः)

• भगवतः: of the Blessed Lord
• भगवतः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सर्वभूतस्य: of all beings
• सर्वभूतस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सर्वेषां भूतानां)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• किल: it is said; indeed
• किल: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रसिद्धि/श्रुत्यर्थक-अव्यय (hearsay/indeed)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अंशः: a portion; an emanation
• अंशः: Pratijna/Predicate nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगन्मोहनाशाय: for the delusion/enchantment of the world
• जगन्मोहनाशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-मोहन-आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (जगतः मोहनस्य आशयः/प्रयोजनम्)

• उर्वीम्: the earth
• उर्वीम्: Karma (Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपागतः: has come; arrived
• उपागतः: Kriya (Predicate/State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) प्रयुक्तः विधेयवत्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Identity and purpose of Kapila as a divine manifestation teaching paramārtha

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Avatara Context

Purpose: Kapila, as an aṃśa of Viṣṇu, descends to remove the world’s delusion by imparting liberating knowledge.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Right knowledge and discrimination supporting the path to liberation

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kapila’s advent is framed as Viṣṇu’s compassionate intervention to destroy avidyā, affirming the Lord as the inner Self of all beings.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Treat authentic wisdom-teachings as divine aid against confusion; cultivate viveka and surrender the ego’s claims to knowledge.

Vishishtadvaita: Viṣṇu is ‘sarvabhūta-ātman’ (immanent indweller) yet freely manifests as teacher; grace operates through embodied instruction without collapsing the distinction between Lord and jīva.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Kapila
• Vishnu
• Earth (Urvi)
• All beings (Sarvabhuta)

FAQs

What is the significance of Kapila being called an aṁśa of Vishnu in the Vishnu Purana?

It frames Kapila’s teaching-mission as divinely authorized: his appearance is not merely historical but a purposeful emanation of Vishnu to guide beings toward liberation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the purpose of Kapila’s descent?

Parāśara states that Kapila comes to earth specifically to destroy jagat-moha—worldly delusion—so that discernment and dharma can be restored.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is presented as the supreme, all-pervading reality (Self of all beings) whose sovereign will manifests teachers and avatāras to uphold cosmic order and remove ignorance.