Shloka 35
Kapila’s Advent: Brahmā’s Confirmation, the Marriage of the Nine Daughters, and Kardama’s Renunciation
श्री भगवानुवाच मया प्रोक्तं हि लोकस्य प्रमाणं सत्यलौकिके । अथाजनि मया तुभ्यं यदवोचमृतं मुने ॥ ३५ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca mayā proktaṁ hi lokasya pramāṇaṁ satya-laukike athājani mayā tubhyaṁ yad avocam ṛtaṁ mune
ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਕਪਿਲ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਮੇਰਾ ਬਚਨ—ਚਾਹੇ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਹੋਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ—ਹਰ ਪੱਖੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣ ਹੈ। ਹੇ ਮੁਨੀ! ਮੈਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਜੋ ਸੱਚ ਕਿਹਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਤੇਰਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਬਣਾਂਗਾ, ਉਸ ਸੱਚ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਹੀ ਮੈਂ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਧਾਰਿਆ ਹੈ।
Kardama Muni was to leave his family life to completely engage in the service of the Lord. But since he knew that the Lord Himself, as Kapila, had taken birth in his home as his own son, why was he preparing to leave home to search out self-realization or God realization? God Himself was present in his home — why should he leave home? Such a question may certainly arise. But here it is said that whatever is spoken in the Vedas and whatever is practiced in accordance with the injunctions of the Vedas is to be accepted as authoritative in society. Vedic authority says that a householder must leave home after his fiftieth year. Pañcāśordhvaṁ vanaṁ vrajet: one must leave his family life and enter the forest after the age of fifty. This is an authoritative statement of the Vedas, based on the division of social life into four departments of activity — brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa.
FAQs
This verse states that the Lord’s own teaching is the real standard of authority for humanity—truth that is not merely worldly opinion but transcendental guidance.
He indicates that the same immortal instruction he taught before will be presented again—reaffirming its timeless value and making it accessible for the listener in the present context.
Use revealed teachings aligned with the Bhagavatam as your primary reference, and evaluate ideas by whether they elevate consciousness toward devotion and lasting truth rather than temporary social trends.