देवहूतिरुवाच लक्षणं महदादीनां प्रकृते: पुरुषस्य च । स्वरूपं लक्ष्यतेऽमीषां येन तत्पारमार्थिकम् ॥ १ ॥ यथा साङ्ख्येषु कथितं यन्मूलं तत्प्रचक्षते । भक्तियोगस्य मे मार्गं ब्रूहि विस्तरश: प्रभो ॥ २ ॥
devahutir uvaca laksanam mahad-adinam prakrteh purusasya ca svarupam laksyate ’misam yena tat-paramarthikam yatha sankhyesu kathitam yan-mulam tat pracaksate bhakti-yogasya me margam bruhi vistarasah prabho
- devahutih uvaca
- Devahuti said
- laksanam
- symptoms
- mahat-adinam
- of the mahat-tattva and so on
- prakrteh
- of material nature
- purusasya
- of the spirit
- ca
- and
- svarupam
- the nature
- laksyate
- is described
- amisam
- of those
- yena
- by which
- tat-parama-arthikam
- the true nature of them
- yatha
- as
- sankhyesu
- in Sankhya philosophy
- kathitam
- is explained
- yat
- of which
- mulam
- ultimate end
- tat
- that
- pracaksate
- they call
- bhakti-yogasya
- of devotional service
- me
- to me
- margam
- the path
- bruhi
- please explain
- vistarasah
- at length
- prabho
- my dear Lord Kapila
Devahuti inquired: My dear Lord, You have already very scientifically described the symptoms of the total material nature and the characteristics of the spirit according to the Sankhya system of philosophy. Now I shall request You to explain the path of devotional service, which is the ultimate end of all philosophical systems.