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| Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 33: Activities of Kapila |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.33.9
maitreya uvaca
vacaviklavayety aha
SYNONYMS
maitreyah uvaca -- Maitreya said; iditah -- praised; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; evam -- thus; kapila-akhyah -- named Kapila; parah -- supreme; puman -- person; vaca -- with words; aviklavaya -- grave; iti -- thus; aha -- replied; mataram -- to His mother; matri-vatsalah -- very affectionate to His mother.
TRANSLATION
Thus the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kapila, satisfied by the words of His mother, towards whom He was very affectionate, replied with gravity.
PURPORT
Since the Lord is all-perfect, His exhibition of affection for His mother was also complete. After hearing the words of His mother, He most respectfully, with due gravity and good manners, replied.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness