Kapilopadesham

समो दमो भगस्चेति यत् संगात् यति संक्षयं - How true! Little later Bhagavan Kapila talks about maya into whose clutches fall even brahma rudrati devathas. Though it may look like he is personifying Maya on affection to women and men, by this above sloka he has already established that maya can be in the form of acquaintances, friends and family, even parents, husband, wife and children. It is amazing how he puts this view without offending any of these relations. This is clear by the way he lovingly explains this gnana to his own mother. I'm told that gnanandagiri swami used to quote from a prakarana grantham called drk drishya vevekam which says 'only the one that sees is real'; this will be quite evident when sri kapila completes his upadesham. I recommend everyone to read this wonderful script, introspect and be guided towards attaining wisdom and vairagyam.