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Kapila
Maharishi
Kapila or Maharishi Kapila is a Vedic sage (rishi)
traditionally considered to be the original proponent of the Samkhya system of
Indian philosophy. He is said to have lived in the Indian subcontinent, around
the sixth or seventh century B.C.E. Though he is regarded as the founder of the
Sāňkhya philosophical tradition, the classic texts associated with Sāmkhya are
dated much later; the work traditionally ascribed to Kapila himself, the Sāňkhya-sutra,
cannot be dated earlier than 1380-1450 C.E.[1] According to the oldest
available Samkhya work, Isvarakrsna's Samkhya-karika (“Verses on Samkhya,” c.
second century C.E.) Kapila taught his principles to Asuri, who taught them
Pañcasikha.
Kapila is described within the Puranas as an
incarnation of Vishnu, an avatar come to earth to restore the spiritual balance
through his teachings. He is known for teaching a process of liberation known
as bhakti yoga. Buddhist sources present Kapila as a well-known philosopher
whose students built the city of Kapilavastu, according to one tradition the
birthplace of the Buddha. Kapila shared many similarities with Buddha,
including an emphasis on meditation as a technique for removing suffering,
belief that the Vedic gods were subject to limitations and conditions, and
dislike for ritual and Brahmanic doctrines.
Kapila stands outside the traditional group of
Vedic saints and sages, as an Enlightened One. Unlike some of the other Indian
philosophers, he is not the subject of numerous myths and legends, but does
appear in Hindu literature in connection with a few miraculous events.[2] He is
regarded as one of the incarnations of Vishnu and is therefore an avatar, one
who comes to earth to restore spiritual order through his teachings. His name,
Kapila, means “the Red One,” and indicates an association with the sun.
"pañcamah
kapilo nama
siddheshah
kala-viplutam
provacasuraye
sankhyam
tattva-grama-vinirnayam”
“The fifth incarnation, named Lord Kapila, is
foremost among perfected beings. He gave an exposition of the creative elements
and metaphysics to Asuri Brahmana, for in course of time this knowledge has
been lost."
Very little historical information is known
regarding the life of Maharishi Kapila. He is said to have lived in the Indian
subcontinent, some say around 500 B.C.E., other accounts give much earlier
dates. He is known to have preceded Buddha by several generations. He is
regarded as the founder of the Sāňkhya philosophical tradition, but the classic
texts associated with Sāňkhya are dated much later; the Sāmkhya-karika of
Isvaraksna was composed in the middle of the fifth century C.E., and the work
traditionally ascribed to Kapila himself, the Sāňkhya-sutra, cannot be dated
earlier than 1380-1450 C.E. The Sāmkhya-sutra is not referred to by writers of
any earlier schools, criticizes its rival philosophical systems, and attempts
to revive theism, all of which indicate that it was written during the
fourteenth century.
He is mentioned by Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita as
the greatest of all perfected beings:
Of all trees I am the banyan tree, and of the
sages among the demigods I am Narada. Of the Gandharvas I am Citraratha, and
among perfected beings I am the sage Kapila. (Bhagavad Gita 10.26)
Birth and Family
His parents are given in the Bhagavata Purana as
Kardama Muni, an ascetic, and Devahuti, a princess. After Devahuti had served
her husband devotedly for many years, he offered to show his appreciation by
sharing his wisdom with her. She reminded him that they had a duty to further
the human race. Kardama then used his yogic powers to create a romantic
seven-story flying palace, in which they traveled to romantic places all over
the world. After they returned home, Devahuti gave birth to nine daughters. Many
years later, when the nine daughters were grown, Devahuti conceived a son.
Krishna came to visit them and told them that their son, a manifestation of
Vishnu, was to be named Kapila and would become a renowned sage. After his
birth, with the permission of Kapila and Devahuti, Kardama took the vow of
silence and went to live a life of meditation in the forests.[6]
After his father left home, Kapila instructed his
mother Devahuti in the philosophy of yoga and worship of Lord Vishnu, enabling
her to achieve both liberation (moksha), and pure love of God.
"jajñe ca kardama-grihe dvija devahutyam
stribhih samam navabhir atma-gatim sva-matre
uce yayatma-shamalam guna-sanga-pankam
asmin vidhuya kapilasya gatim prapede “
The Lord then appeared as the Kapila incarnation,
being the son of the prajapati brahmana Kardama and his wife, Devahuti, along
with nine other women [sisters]. He spoke to His mother about self-realisation,
by which, in that very lifetime, she became fully cleansed of the mud of the
material modes and thereby achieved liberation, the path of Kapila."
Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 2, Ch. 7, Text 3.[7]
Birth of the Ganges
In the Mahabharata (M. 3, 107), Maharishi Kapila
is a major figure in the story associated with the Hindu holiday of Makar
Sankranti, celebrating the descent of the Ganga Ganges River from heaven. King
Sagara (Ocean) of Ayodhya, an ancestor of Rama, had performed the Aswamedha
sacrifice ninety-nine times. Each time a horse was sent around the earth Indra
the King of the Heaven grew jealous and kidnapped the horse, hiding it in the
hermitage of Kapila Muni during the hundredth sacrifice. Sagara had sent sixty
thousand of his sons to ride as an armed guard over the sacrificial horse. When
the horse vanished, the sons of Sagara began digging deep into the earth at the
spot where it had disappeared, until they discovered it deep in the underworld,
with a saint, who was Kapila, sitting next to it in meditation. Eager to
recapture the horse, the young guards neglected to pay Kapila the homage due to
a holy man. With a flash of his eye, Kapila burned them all to ashes. Anshuman,
a grandson of King Sagara (Son of Asamanjas the Wicked son of King Sagara),
came to Kapila begging him to redeem the souls of the sixty thousand. Kapila
replied that only if the Ganges descended from heaven and touched the ashes of
the sixty thousand would they be redeemed.
Teachings
Kapiladev's teachings are quoted extensively
within the Srimad Bhagavatam especially:
• "My
appearance in this world is especially to explain the philosophy of Sankhya,
which is highly esteemed for self-realization by those desiring freedom from
the entanglement of unnecessary material desires. This path of
self-realization, which is difficult to understand, has now been lost in the
course of time. Please know that I have assumed this body of Kapila to
introduce and explain this philosophy to human society again." (Srimad
Bhagavatam, 3.24.36-37)
• "When
one is completely cleansed of the impurities of lust and greed produced from
the false identification of the body as "I" and bodily possessions as
"mine," one's mind becomes purified. In that pure state he transcends
the stage of so-called material happiness and distress." (Srimad
Bhagavatam, 3.25.16)
• "The
Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Supreme Soul, and He has no beginning. He
is transcendental to the material modes of nature and beyond the existence of
this material world. He is perceivable everywhere because He is self-effulgent,
and by His self-effulgent luster the entire creation is maintained."
(Srimad Bhagavatam, 3.26.3)
• "The
glory of the Lord is always worth singing, for His glories enhance the glories
of His devotees. One should therefore meditate upon the Supreme Personality of
Godhead and upon His devotees. One should meditate on the eternal form of the
Lord until the mind becomes fixed." (Srimad Bhagavatam, 3.28.18)
According to the oldest available Samkhya work,
Isvarakrsna's Samkhya-karika (“Verses on Samkhya,” c. second century AD) Kapila
taught his principles to Asuri, who taught them Pañcasikha.
Kapila and Buddhism
Buddhist sources present Kapila as a well-known
philosopher whose students built the city of Kapilavastu, according to one
tradition the birthplace of the Buddha. Kapila shared many similarities with
Buddha, including an emphasis on meditation as a technique for removing
suffering, belief that the Vedic gods were subject to limitations and
conditions, and dislike for ritual and Brahmanic doctrines.
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