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SB 1.3.10 (1962)

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT No. 10

Panchamah kapilo nama sidheshah kalaviphutam
Provacha ashuraya samkhyam tatwagrama vinirnayam

ENGLISH SYNONYMS

Panchmah—the fifth one, Kapilo—kapila, Nama—of the name, Siddhesha—the foremost amongst the perfects, Kala—time, Viphutam—lost, Provacha—said, Asuraye—unto the Brahmin of the name Asuri, Samkhyam—metaphysics, Tatwagramam—the sumtotal of creative elements, Vinirnayam—exposition.


TRANSLATION

The fifth incarnation advented Himself by the name of Lord Kapila who is the foremost amongst the perfect beings. He made an exposition of the creative elements and metaphysics before Asuriya Brahmin of the name, the system being lost in course of time.


PURPORT

The sumtotal of the creative elements are twenty four in all. Earth and every one of them are explicitely explained in the system of Samkhya Philosophy. The Samkhya Philosophy is generally called the metaphysics by the European scholars. The ontological meaning of Samkhya is what explains very lucidly by analysis of the material elements. This was done for the first time by Lord Kapila who is said herein as the fifth in the line of incarnations.


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