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| Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 33: Activities of Kapila |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.33.9
maitreya uvāca
vācāviklavayety āha
SYNONYMS
maitreyah uvāca — Maitreya said; īditah — praised; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; evam — thus; kapila-ākhyah — named Kapila; parah — supreme; pumān — person; vācā — with words; aviklavayā — grave; iti — thus; āha — replied; mātaram — to His mother; mātri-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.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness