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| Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 33: Activities of Kapila |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.33.30
mārgenāciratah param
SYNONYMS
evam — thus; sā — she (Devahūti); kapila — by Kapila; uktena — instructed; mārgena — by the path; aciratah — soon; param — supreme; ātmānam — Supersoul; brahma — Brahman; nirvānam — cessation of materialistic existence; bhagavantam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; avāpa — she achieved; ha — certainly.
TRANSLATION
My dear Vidura, by following the principles instructed by Kapila, Devahūti soon became liberated from material bondage, and she achieved the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as Supersoul, without difficulty.
PURPORT
Three words have been used in this connection to describe the achievement of Devahūti: ātmānam, brahma-nirvānam and bhagavantam. These refer to the gradual process of discovery of the Absolute Truth, mentioned herein as the bhagavantam. The Supreme Personality of Godhead resides in various Vaikuntha planets. Nirvāna means to extinguish the pangs of material existence. When one is able to enter into the spiritual kingdom or into spiritual realization, one is automatically freed from material pangs. That is called brahma-nirvāna. According to Vedic scripture, nirvāna means cessation of the materialistic way of life. Ātmānam means realization of the Supersoul within the heart. Ultimately, the highest perfection is realization of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is to be understood that Devahūti entered the planet which is called Kapila Vaikuntha. There are innumerable Vaikuntha planets predominated by the expansions of Vishnu. All the Vaikuntha planets are known by a particular name of Vishnu. As we understand from Brahma-samhitā, advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam [Bs 5.33]. Ananta means "innumerable." The Lord has innumerable expansions of His transcendental form, and according to the different positions of the symbolical representations in His four hands, He is known as Nārāyana, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Vāsudeva, etc. There is also a Vaikuntha planet known as Kapila Vaikuntha, to which Devahūti was promoted to meet Kapila and reside there eternally, enjoying the company of her transcendental son.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness