SB 3.33.5

In the previous verses, the general transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are described. Now in this verse, the specific purpose of Lord's appearance is also described. The Lord by His different energies, as it is described above, bestows different kinds of bodies to different kinds of living entities conditioned by their propensity to lord it over the material nature. But in course of time, they degrade so much that they require enlightenment. Therefore, as it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, that whenever there is discrepancies in the discharge of real purpose of this material existence, the Lord appears as descent. Similarly, Your this form as Kapila is meant for directing fallen souls and to enrich them with knowledge and devotion for going back to Godhead, back to home. As there are many descents of the Supreme Personality of Godhead like the boar and the fish, the tortoise, and the half-man half-lion and so many others, similarly Lord Kapiladeva is also one of the incarnations of Godhead is also confirmed herewith by His mother. In other words, it is to be accepted herein that Lord Kapiladeva appeared on the surface of the earth on account of giving transcendental knowledge to the misguided conditioned souls and thereby enrich their knowledge.