SB 3.25.31
TEXT 31
- maitreya uvāca
- viditvārthaṁ kapilo mātur itthaṁ
- jāta-sneho yatra tanvābhijātaḥ
- tattvāmnāyaṁ yat pravadanti sāṅkhyaṁ
- provāca vai bhakti-vitāna-yogam
SYNONYMS
maitreyaḥ uvāca—Maitreya said; viditvā—having known; artham—purpose; kapilaḥ—Lord Kapila; mātuḥ—of His mother; ittham—thus; jāta-snehaḥ—became compassionate; yatra—upon her; tanvā—from her body; abhijātaḥ—born; tattva-āmnāyam—truths received by disciplic succession; yat—which; pravadanti—they call; sāṅkhyam—Sāṅkhya philosophy; provāca—He described; vai—in fact; bhakti—devotional service; vitāna—spreading; yogam—mystic yoga.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Maitreya said: After hearing the statement of His mother, Kapila could understand her purpose, and He became compassionate towards her because of being born of her body. He described the Sāṅkhya system of philosophy, which is a combination of devotional service and mystic realization, as received by disciplic succession.
Teachings of Lord Kapila, the Son of Devahūti, Text 31