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
ກັດດະມະມຸນີກ່າວຕໍ່ວ່າ: “ພອນແຫ່ງພຣະເຈົ້າທີ່ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຮັບ ໂດຍຢືນຢັນໃນສະວະທຳ ຜ່ານຕະປະ ສະມາທິ ວິທະຍາ ແລະອາດມະໂຢກ ບັດນີ້ຖືກຮັກສາໄວ້ເພື່ອເຈົ້າ ເນື່ອງຈາກເຈົ້າຮັບໃຊ້ຂ້ອຍ. ຈົ່ງເບິ່ງເຖີດ; ຂ້ອຍຈະປະທານທິບຍະທັດໃຫ້ເຈົ້າ ເພື່ອເຫັນອຳນວຍພອນທີ່ປາດສະຈາກຄວາມກົວ ແລະຄວາມໂສກ.”
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.