શ્લોકઃ
મતિરિહ ગુણસક્તા બંધકૃત્તેષ્વસક્તા
ત્વમૃતકૃદુપરુંધે ભક્તિયોગસ્તુ સક્તિમ્ ।
મહદનુગમલભ્યા ભક્તિરેવાત્ર સાધ્યા
કપિલતનુરિતિ ત્વં દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ ॥1॥
Meaning
મતિઃ ઇહ - the intellect, here (in this world); ગુણ-સક્તા - which is attached to the Gunas (and so to the sense objects); બંધકૃત્- - is the cause of bondage; તેષુ-અસક્તા તુ- - if it (the intellect) is not attached to them (the sense objects); અમૃત-કૃત્- - (then) it is the cause of liberation; ઉપરુંધે - (but) prevents; ભક્તિયોગઃ-તુ - the path of devotion, indeed; સક્તિમ્ - (whereas) attachment; મહત્-અનુગમ-લભ્યા ભક્તિઃ- - devotion which arises from following holy men; એવ-અત્ર સાધ્યા - alone should be sought here; કપિલ-તનુઃ-ઇતિ ત્વં - Thou incarnate as Kapil, thus; દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ - instructed Devahooti;
Translation
In this world when the intellect gets attached to the sense objects, which are the product of the three Gunas, it becomes the cause of bondage. Otherwise, it leads to liberation. The path of devotion indeed prevents attachment. Devotion which arises from following holy men alone should be sought after. Thou incarnate as Kapila thus instructed Devahooti.
શ્લોકઃ
પ્રકૃતિમહદહંકારાશ્ચ માત્રાશ્ચ ભૂતા-
ન્યપિ હૃદપિ દશાક્ષી પૂરુષઃ પંચવિંશઃ ।
ઇતિ વિદિતવિભાગો મુચ્યતેઽસૌ પ્રકૃત્યા
કપિલતનુરિતિ ત્વં દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ ॥2॥
Meaning
પ્રકૃતિ-મહત્-અહંકારાઃ-ચ - Prakriti, Mahat, Ahankaar and; માત્રાઃ-ચ - the five Tanmaatraas; ભૂતાનિ-અપિ - and also the five elements; હૃત્-અપિ - and the mind; દશ-આક્ષી - the ten Indriyaas; પૂરુષઃ પંચવિંશ - the Purusha as the twenty fifth; ઇતિ વિદિત-વિભાગઃ - knowing these divisions; મુચ્યતે-અસૌ પ્રકૃત્યા - he is released from Prakriti; કપિલ-તનુઃ-ઇતિ ત્વં - incarnate as Kapil, Thou; દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ - instructed Devahooti;
Translation
Prakriti, (Primordial Nature), Mahat-tatva (the great Spirit),Ahankaara (I sense), the five Tanmaatraas (sound, smell, touch, form, taste), the five Bhootaas (subtle elements- space,air,fire, water, earth), Antahkarana (mind and its various modes), the ten Indriyaas (Organs, five of knowledge-hearing, seeing, touch, taste smell, and five of action-speech,hands,legs,anus,genitals), and Purush (Atman), these are the twentyfive categories. When the Purusha realizes the distinctiveness of these categories, he is liberated from the bondage of Prakriti.Thus Thou incarnate as Kapila, instructed Devahooti.
શ્લોકઃ
પ્રકૃતિગતગુણૌઘૈર્નાજ્યતે પૂરુષોઽયં
યદિ તુ સજતિ તસ્યાં તત્ ગુણાસ્તં ભજેરન્ ।
મદનુભજનતત્ત્વાલોચનૈઃ સાઽપ્યપેયાત્
કપિલતનુરિતિ ત્વં દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ ॥3॥
Meaning
પ્રકૃતિ-ગત-ગુણ-ઔઘૈઃ- - by the many attributes of Prakriti; ન-આજ્યતે પૂરુષઃ-અયં - this Purusha is not tainted; યદિ તુ સજતિ તસ્યાં - but if he becomes attached to Prakriti; તત્ ગુણાઃ-તં ભજેરન્ - the attributes of Prakriti attach themselves to him; મત્-અનુભજન- - by constant worship to me; તત્-તુ-આલોચનૈઃ - and by enquiring into My real nature; સા-અપિ-અપેયાત્ - that Prakriti also will leave (her hold); કપિલતનુઃ-ઇતિ ત્વં - a human descent as Kapil Thou; દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ - instructed Devahooti;
Translation
The Purusha, by itself, is free from the attributes of Prakriti, but if he identifies himself with Prakriti, then the attributes of Prakriti attach themselves to him. Prakriti will leave its hold on Purusha if he constantly worships Me and enquires into My real nature. Thou incarnate as Kapila thus instructed Devahooti.
શ્લોકઃ
વિમલમતિરુપાત્તૈરાસનાદ્યૈર્મદંગં
ગરુડસમધિરૂઢં દિવ્યભૂષાયુધાંકમ્ ।
રુચિતુલિતતમાલં શીલયેતાનુવેલં
કપિલતનુરિતિ ત્વં દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ ॥4॥
Meaning
વિમલ-મતિઃ- - one who has purified his mind; ઉપાત્તૈઃ-આસન-આદ્યૈઃ- - by control of the senses by meditative postures; મત્-અંગં ગરુડ-સમધિરૂઢમ્ - should, (meditate on) My form mounted on Garuda; દિવ્ય-ભૂષા-આયુધ-અંકમ્ - adorned with divine ornaments and divine weapons; રુચિ-તુલિત-તમાલમ્ - resembling a Tamaala tree in lustre; શીલયેત-અનુવેલં - should meditate on constantly; કપિલ-તનુઃ ઇતિ ત્વં - a human descent as Kapila, Thou; દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ - instructed Devahooti;
Translation
Having purified the mind by control of the senses and by meditative postures, one should constantly meditate on My form, adorned with divine ornaments and weapons, seated on Garuda and blue and lustrous like the Tamaala tree. Thus ,Thou instructed Devahooti incarnate as Kapila.
શ્લોકઃ
મમ ગુણગણલીલાકર્ણનૈઃ કીર્તનાદ્યૈ-
ર્મયિ સુરસરિદોઘપ્રખ્યચિત્તાનુવૃત્તિઃ ।
ભવતિ પરમભક્તિઃ સા હિ મૃત્યોર્વિજેત્રી
કપિલતનુરિતિ ત્વં દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ ॥5॥
Meaning
મમ-ગુણ-ગણ-લીલા-આકર્ણનૈઃ - by listening to My many excellences and sportive activities; કીર્તન-આદ્યૈઃ - (and) by chanting My name etc.; મયિ - in Me,; સુર-સરિત્-ઓઘ-પ્રખ્ય-ચિત્ત-અનુવૃત્તિઃ - in which the mind flows in a continuous stream like that of Ganga; ભવતિ પરમ-ભક્તિઃ - is born that supreme devotion; સા હિ - that (devotion) alone; મૃત્યોઃ-વિજેત્રી - is the conqueror of the cycle of birth and death; કપિલ-તનુઃ-ઇતિ ત્વં - a human descent as Kapil Thou; દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ - instructed Devahooti;
Translation
By regularly listening to My excellences and My sportive deeds and by chanting My name, the supreme devotion is born. This devotion in which the mind flows in an uninterrupted stream towards Me, like the Ganga flows towards the sea, alone can conquer the cycle of birth and death. Thus, Thou incarnate as Kapil, instructed Devahooti.
શ્લોકઃ
અહહ બહુલહિંસાસંચિતાર્થૈઃ કુટુંબં
પ્રતિદિનમનુપુષ્ણન્ સ્ત્રીજિતો બાલલાલી ।
વિશતિ હિ ગૃહસક્તો યાતનાં મય્યભક્તઃ
કપિલતનુરિતિત્વં દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ ॥6॥
Meaning
અહહ - Alas!; બહુલ-હિંસા-સંચિત-અર્થૈઃ - with wealth earned by many cruel and unfair means; કુટુંબં - ones family; પ્રતિદિનમ્-અનુપુષ્ણન્ - everyday feeding; સ્ત્રીજિતઃ - controlled over by wife; બાલલાલી - fondly loving the children; વિશતિ હિ - attains indeed; ગૃહસક્તઃ - intensely attached to his house; યાતનાં - sufferings (of hell); મયિ-અભક્તઃ - one who is not devoted to Me; કપિલ્-તનુઃ-ઇતિ ત્વં - a human descent as Kapil, Thou; દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ - instructed Devahooti;
Translation
Alas! Men acquire wealth by unfair and cruel means for the support of their own families and are in subservience to women's charms and love of children. Being devoid of devotion to Me, intensely attached to the worldly possessions, they are led to the sufferings of hell. Thus, Thou instructed Devahooti, as Kapil incarnate.
શ્લોકઃ
યુવતિજઠરખિન્નો જાતબોધોઽપ્યકાંડે
પ્રસવગલિતબોધઃ પીડયોલ્લંઘ્ય બાલ્યમ્ ।
પુનરપિ બત મુહ્યત્યેવ તારુણ્યકાલે
કપિલતનુરિતિ ત્વં દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ ॥7॥
Meaning
યુવતિ-જઠર-ખિન્નઃ - suffering in the womb of a young woman (mother); જાત-બોધઃ-અપિ-અકાંડે - even though suddenly getting the knowledge of Reality; પ્રસવ-ગલિત-બોધઃ - losing that knowledge immediately on birth; પીડયા-ઉલ્લંઘ્ય બાલ્યં - spending childhood afflicted with ailments; પુનઃ-અપિ બત મુહ્યતિ-એવ - again is infatuated alas!; તારુણ્ય-કાલે - during youth; કપિલ-તનુઃ-ઇતિ ત્વં - a human descent as Kapil, Thou; દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ - instructed Devahooti;
Translation
Repeatedly entering the womb for rebirth, the Jiva though retains the memory of the Supreme Reality, he loses it during the travails of birth. After going through various sufferings of childhood, he enters the stage of youth, when he once again is overcome by the infatuation of sense life. Thus, Thou incarnate as Kapil, instructed Devahooti.
શ્લોકઃ
પિતૃસુરગણયાજી ધાર્મિકો યો ગૃહસ્થઃ
સ ચ નિપતતિ કાલે દક્ષિણાધ્વોપગામી ।
મયિ નિહિતમકામં કર્મ તૂદક્પથાર્થં
કપિલ્તનુરિતિ ત્વં દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ ॥8॥
Meaning
પિતૃ-સુર-ગણ-યાજી - one who performs sacrifices to ancestors and gods; ધાર્મિકઃ યઃ ગૃહસ્થઃ - a householder who performs righteous deeds; સ ચ નિપતતિ કાલે - and he comes back (to this earth) in due course; દક્ષિણ-અધ્વ-ઉપગામી - going (led by) the Southern path; મયિ નિહિતમ્- - dedicated to Me; અકામં કર્મ તુ- - (doing) desireless actions, however; ઉદક્-પથાર્થં - is led by the Northern path; કપિલ્-તનુઃ-ઇતિ ત્વં - a human descent as Kapila, Thou ,thus; દેવહૂત્યૈ ન્યગાદીઃ - instructed Devahooti;
Translation
A virtuous householder who makes sacrificial offerings to forefathers (Pitris) and gods (Devas), goes by the Southern path after death, and is born again when he has enjoyed the fruits of his meritorious deeds.Those who live by performing desireless actions as offerings to Me, go by the Northern path, after death. Thus Thou instructed Devahooti, incarnate as Kapila.
શ્લોકઃ
ઇતિ સુવિદિતવેદ્યાં દેવ હે દેવહૂતિં
કૃતનુતિમનુગૃહ્ય ત્વં ગતો યોગિસંઘૈઃ ।
વિમલમતિરથાઽસૌ ભક્તિયોગેન મુક્તા
ત્વમપિ જનહિતાર્થં વર્તસે પ્રાગુદીચ્યામ્ ॥9॥
Meaning
ઇતિ સુવિદિત-વેદ્યાં - thus who had known well what is to be known; દેવ હે - O Lord!; દેવહૂતિં કૃતનુતિમ્- - to Devahooti who was praising Thee; અનુગૃહ્ય ત્વં ગતઃ - having blessed, Thou departed; યોગિ-સંઘૈઃ - along with a group of Yogis; વિમલ-મતિઃ-અથ-અસૌ - she (Devahooti) who had become pure in mind; ભક્તિ-યોગેન મુક્તા - was liberated by the path of devotion; ત્વમ્-અપિ જન-હિત-અર્થમ્ - Thou also for the good of the people; વર્તસે - do stay; પ્રાક્-ઉદીચ્યામ્ - in the North East;
Translation
O Lord! Having thus known all that was to be known, Thou blessed Devahooti, who was singing Thy praise. She had attained the purity of mind and was liberated by following the path of devotion. Thou also left with a group of ascetics and Thou do stay even now, in the North East for the good of the people.
શ્લોકઃ
પરમ કિમુ બહૂક્ત્યા ત્વત્પદાંભોજભક્તિં
સકલભયવિનેત્રીં સર્વકામોપનેત્રીમ્ ।
વદસિ ખલુ દૃઢં ત્વં તદ્વિધૂયામયાન્ મે
ગુરુપવનપુરેશ ત્વય્યુપાધત્સ્વ ભક્તિમ્ ॥10॥
Meaning
પરમ - O Supreme Lord!; કિમુ બહૂક્ત્યા - what more to say; ત્વત્-પદ્-અંભોજ-ભક્તિં - devotion to Thy lotus feet; સકલ-ભય-વિનેત્રીમ્ - removes all fears; સર્વ-કામ-ઉપનેત્રીમ્ - and fulfills all desires; વદસિ ખલુ દૃઢં ત્વં - Thou (Thyself) do firmly declare indeed; તત્-વિધૂય-આમયાન્ મે - therefore eradicating my ailments; ગુરુપવનપુરેશ - O Lord of Guruvaayur!; ત્વયિ-ઉપાધત્સ્વ ભક્તિમ્ - endow me with devotion to Thee;
Translation
O Supreme Lord! What more do I say? Thou have firmly declared that devotion to Thy lotus feet removes all fears and fulfills all desires. O Lord of Guruvaayur! Therefore, eradicating all my ailments, endow me with devotion to Thee.
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