TEXT 30
sviyam vakyam rtam kartum
avatirno si me grhe
cikirsur bhagavan jnanam
bhaktanam mana-vardhanah
SYNONYMS
sviyamYour own; vakyamwords; rtamtrue; kartumto make; avatirnahdescended; asiYou are; me grhein my house; cikirsuhdesirous of disseminating; bhagavanthe Personality of Godhead; jnanamknowledge; bhaktanamof the devotees; manathe honor; vardhanahwho increases.
TRANSLATION
Kardama Muni said: You, my dear Lord, who are always increasing the honor of Your devotees, have descended in my home just to fulfill Your word and disseminate the process of real knowledge.
PURPORT
When the Lord appeared before Kardama Muni after his mature yoga practice, He promised that He would become Kardamas son. He descended as the son of Kardama Muni in order to fulfill that promise. Another purpose of His appearance is cikirsur bhagavan jnanam, to distribute knowledge. Therefore, He is called bhaktanam mana-vardhanah, He who increases the honor of His devotees. By distributing Sankhya He would increase the honor of the devotees; therefore, Sankhya philosophy is not dry mental speculation. Sankhya philosophy means devotional service. How could the honor of the devotees be increased unless Sankhya were meant for devotional service? Devotees are not interested in speculative knowledge; therefore, the Sankhya enunciated by Kapila Muni is meant to establish one firmly in devotional service. Real knowledge and real liberation is to surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead and engage in devotional service.

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