||Srimad Bhagavath
Mahapuran||
||Om Namo Bhagavathe
Vasudevaya||
Chapter – 32 – Legend of
Kapila
Sutha Pauranika continued “
Swayambuva Manu had two sons, Priyavratha and
Uththanapadha, and the three daughters. The daughters were Devahoothi, Prasoothi, and Ahoothi, Devahoothi was married to Sage Kardhama
Prajapathi, this couple had nine daughters and they were married to Saptha
Rishis. Sage Mareechi was married to
Kala, Sage Athri was married to
Anasuya, Sage Angirass was married to
Shraddha, Sage Pulastya was married to Havi, Sage Pulaha was married to Gathi,
Sage Krathu was married to Kriya, Sage Bhrigu was married to Khyathi, Sage Vashishta was married to Arundhathi, and Sage Atharvana was married to
Shanthi, finally, Lord Vishnu was born as
Kapila to this pious couple. "
The second incarnation of supreme
Lord of Vishnu as Kapila, who was born
to Devahoothi and Kardhama Prajapathi.
Lord Bhrama prostrates before the glorious incarnation of Lord Vishnu as
Kapila. The couple was led an extremely happy
life with the child, soon after Kardhama Prajapathi decided to withdraw to Vanaprasatha
as he was promised earlier. He prayed to
Kapila “ Oh! Supreme Lord, Sages, and Rishis are blessed to envision your divine
form in their lotus-like hearts by their extreme austerities and penances; we
are truly blessed to have you as our child, though we did not take any extreme
austerities. Oh! Bhagavan, I shall reverentially prostrate before you, kindly
shower your grace to liberate me from the worldly bondage, kindly bless me to
envision your glorious form in my heart, and give permission to withdraw to
woods.” Kapila replied “ Oh! Father, I have incarnated
to liberate the souls from the worldly bondage, and impart the knowledge of
self, kindly proceed to the Sanyashrama and envision the glories of me. I am a supreme soul which has the nature of
supreme brightness, intellect, wisdom, and knowledge, resides as a soul in living beings;
it has an all-pervading nature. Therefore,
relieve your sorrows and proceed to woods.”
Thus, Lord Kapila enthused his father to proceed to Sanyasashrama on the
river banks of river Saraswathi, where he immersed in the meditation upon supreme Lord
who is omnipresent, ultimately attained Moksha at the lotus feet of supreme
Lord.
