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by knowing these mtirtis in the niftrtiless, whose only mttrti is mantra
makes offerings to Yajna Purusha, is the complete seer." I. 5. 37
"When the Indriyas," said Kapila, "that manifest the objects of
external and internal perception, become trained by the performance
of Vedic Karma, their spontaneous Vritti (or function) in a man of
concentrated mind is in Satva which is the same as Vishnu. This
Vritti which is void of all selfishness is Bhakti in Bhagavana. It is
superior to Mukti. It instantly destroys the Kosha, as the digestive
fire consumes food. The devoted have no yearning for that Mukti
which makes the Jiva one with Me. But they prefer ever to talk
with each other about Me, to exert themselves for My sake and ever
to meditate on me. Mukti comes to them unasked. My Vibhutis,
the eight Siddhis, and all the glory of the highest Lokas are theirs
though they want them not. I am their Teacher, their Friend, their
companion, their all. So even Kala can not destroy them."
Again, " The devoted spurn Salokya, Sarshti, Samipj'a, Sarupya
and Sayujya, even when offered to them and they prefer to serve
Bhagavan ever and ever. Compassion and friendliness to all beings
are the essential qualifications of the devoted. They must be humble
respectful and self controlled. They must pass their days in hearing
and reciting the glory of Bhagavan." Kapila makes the following
classification as to the final destiny of men (p. 46):
1. Those who selfishly perform their Dharma and worship
Devas and Pitris go to Soma Loka, and after partaking of Soma,
they are again re-born. Their Lokas are destroyed with the daily
Pralaya of Brahma.
2. The worshippers of Hiranya-garbha (Brahma) reach
Brahma Loka or Satya Loka and there wait for two Pararddhas i. e.
for the life time cf Brahma and upon the final dissolution of the
Brahmanda, they enter with Hiranya-garbha, the Eternal Supreme
Purusha, who is supreme Bliss and their sense of individuality be-
comes then lost.
3. "Brahma with Marichi and other Rishis, with Kumaras
and other lords of Yoga, and with Siddhas who are leaders of Yoga,
do by their unselfish action, and at the same time the retention of their
individuality, and their vision of separateness reach Saguna Brahma
or the Second Purusha, who is the Isvara of our system. And when
Kala, as an aspect of Isvara, causes a disturbance in the Gunas on the
approach of the creative period they are born again just as they had
been before. (They are born because of their individuality and their
vision of separateness. They are born in the same state on account of
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