Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.33.9
मैत्रेय उवाच
ईडितो भगवानेवं कपिलाख्य: पर: पुमान् ।
वाचाविक्लवयेत्याह मातरं मातृवत्सल: ॥ ९ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
īḍito bhagavān evaṁ
[eedito bhagavaan evam]
kapilākhyaḥ paraḥ pumān
[kapilaakhyah parah pumaan]
vācāviklavayety āha
[vaachaaviklavayety aaha]
mātaraṁ mātṛ-vatsalaḥ
[maataram maatri-vatsalah]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ uvāca
—
Maitreya said
īḍitaḥ
—
praised
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
evam
—
thus
kapila-ākhyaḥ
—
named Kapila
paraḥ
—
supreme
pumān
—
person
vācā
—
with words
aviklavayā
—
grave
iti
—
thus
āha
—
replied
mātaram
—
to His mother
mātṛ-vatsalaḥ
—
very affectionate to His mother.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ uvāca
Maitreya said
īḍito bhagavān evaṁ
īḍitaḥ
praised
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
evam
thus
kapilākhyaḥ paraḥ pumān
kapila-ākhyaḥ
named Kapila
paraḥ
supreme
pumān
person
vācāviklavayety āha
vācā
with words
aviklavayā
grave
iti
thus
āha
replied
mātaraṁ mātṛ-vatsalaḥ
mātaram
to His mother
mātṛ-vatsalaḥ
very affectionate to His mother.
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.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: The Lord called Kapila, the supreme person, praised thus, spoke to his mother out of affection for her, with choked voice.
With choked voice because of affection for his mother, Kapila replied.
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Personal Guidance
The verse places hearing kṛṣṇa-kathā at the centre of spiritual practice. It is not preparation for some later realization — it is itself the work that does the rewiring. Its centre of gravity is Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Reflection Questions
- When was the last time you sat to hear about the Lord without checking the time?
- What input have you been allowing in that quietly undoes your hearing of the Lord?
My note
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