Canto 3, Chapter 33

Chapter 33

Verse 9 (SB 3.33.9)
SB 3.33.9 • मूल श्लोक

मैत्रेय उवाच ईडितो भगवानेवं कपिलाख्य: पर: पुमान् । वाचाविक्लवयेत्याह मातरं मातृवत्सल: ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

maitreya uvāca īḍito bhagavān evaṁ kapilākhyaḥ paraḥ pumān vācāviklavayety āha mātaraṁ mātṛ-vatsalaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya said; īḍitaḥ — praised; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; evam — thus; kapila-ākhyaḥ — named Kapila; paraḥ — supreme; pumān — person; vācā — with words; aviklavayā — grave; iti — thus; āha — replied; mātaram — to His mother; mātṛ-vatsalaḥ — very affectionate to His mother.

Translation

“Thus the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kapila, satisfied by the words of His mother, towards whom He was very affectionate, replied with gravity.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
Since the Lord is all-perfect, His exhibition of affection for His mother was also complete. After hearing the words of His mother, He most respectfully, with due gravity and good manners, replied.