Devanagari
एवं सा कपिलोक्तेन मार्गेणाचिरत: परम् ।
आत्मानं ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं भगवन्तमवाप ह ॥ ३० ॥
Verse text
evaṁ sā kapiloktena
mārgeṇācirataḥ param
ātmānaṁ brahma-nirvāṇaṁ
bhagavantam avāpa ha
Synonyms
evam
—
thus
;
sā
—
she (Devahūti)
;
kapila
—
by Kapila
;
uktena
—
instructed
;
mārgeṇa
—
by the path
;
acirataḥ
—
soon
;
param
—
supreme
;
ātmānam
—
Supersoul
;
brahma
—
Brahman
;
nirvāṇam
—
cessation of materialistic existence
;
bhagavantam
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
;
avāpa
—
she achieved
;
ha
—
certainly .
Translation
My dear Vidura, by following the principles instructed by Kapila, Devahūti soon became liberated from material bondage and achieved the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as Supersoul, without difficulty.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
By the method taught by Kapila, she quickly attained the Supreme Lord, Bhagavān, the supreme soul. This attainment included liberation.
She attained the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha, Bhagavān, the best of souls (param). “Did she not attain liberation?” Attainment of Bhagavān was also attainment of liberation (brahma-nirvāṇam).
adhokṣajālambham ihāśubhātmanaḥ
śarīriṇaḥ saṁsṛti-cakra-śātanam
tad brahma-nirvāṇa-sukhaṁ vidur budhās
tato bhajadhvaṁ hṛdaye hṛd-īśvaram
The wise know that direct contact with the Lord, which includes the happiness of Brahman, destroys saṁsāra for the sinful persons possessing material bodies in this world. Therefore worship the Paramātmā in your heart. SB 7.7.37
In this verse brahma-nirvāṇa-sukham refers to the Supreme Lord. Therefore the verse can mean that Devahūti attained Kapila, her son, in Kapila Vaikuṇṭha.
Purport
Three words have been used in this connection to describe the achievement of Devahūti:
ātmānam, brahma-nirvāṇam
and
bhagavantam.
These refer to the gradual process of discovery of the Absolute Truth, mentioned herein as the
bhagavantam.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead resides in various Vaikuṇṭha planets.
Nirvāṇa
means to extinguish the pangs of material existence. When one is able to enter into the spiritual kingdom or into spiritual realization, one is automatically freed from material pangs. That is called
brahma-nirvāṇa.
According to Vedic scripture,
nirvāṇa
means cessation of the materialistic way of life.
Ātmānam
means realization of the Supersoul within the heart. Ultimately, the highest perfection is realization of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is to be understood that Devahūti entered the planet which is called Kapila Vaikuṇṭha. There are innumerable Vaikuṇṭha planets predominated by the expansions of Viṣṇu. All the Vaikuṇṭha planets are known by a particular name of Viṣṇu. As we understand from
Brahma-saṁhitā, advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam.
Ananta
means “innumerable.” The Lord has innumerable expansions of His transcendental form, and according to the different positions of the symbolical representations in His four hands, He is known as Nārāyaṇa, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Vāsudeva, etc. There is also a Vaikuṇṭha planet known as Kapila Vaikuṇṭha, to which Devahūti was promoted to meet Kapila and reside there eternally, enjoying the company of her transcendental son.