NBS#29 The Appearance of Lord Kapila Jan. 2016 | Page 3

nityaà bhägavata-sevayä

The Appearance Of Lord Kapila
Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarté Thakura
Having complete faith in the instructions of Kardama,
Devahuti worshipped the changeless Supreme Lord,
her future guru, with veneration. After a long time,
the Supreme Lord, Madhusudana, who is like fire in
wood, controlled by the strength of bhakti of Kardama,
made his appearance. At that time, in the sky, devatas
in the clouds played instruments, the gandharvas sang
in praise of the Lord and the apsaras danced in joy.
Flowers were dropped by flying devatas from the sky.
All the directions, waters and minds became satisfied.
Brahma, along with the sages headed by Marichi, came
to the hermitage of Kardama, which was surrounded
by the Sarasvati River. Independent Brahma, knowing
that the Lord had appeared in a çuddha-sattva portion
to teach enumeration of the elements, worshipped the
Lord’s future activities with pure heart and then spoke

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