Dasakam 015 - Sloka 01

मतिरिह गुणसक्ता बन्धकृत्तेष्वसक्ता त्वमृतकृदुपरुन्धे भक्तियोगस्तु सक्तिम् ।

महदनुगमलभ्या भक्तिरेवात्र साध्या कपिलतनुरिति त्वं देवहूत्यै न्यगादी: ॥१॥

Verse 1:

மதிரிஹ குணஸக்தா பந்தக்ருத்தேஷ்வஸக்தா த்வம்ருதக்ருதுபருந்தே பக்தியோகஸ்து சக்திம் । மஹதனுகமலப்யா பக்திரேவாத்ர சாத்யா கபிலதனுரிதி த்வம் தேவஹூத்யை ந்யகாதீ: ॥

Verse 1:

Matir iha guṇasaktā bandhakṛtteṣv asaktā Tvamṛtakṛd uparundhe bhaktiyogas tu saktim । Mahadanugamalabhyā bhaktir evātra sādhya Kapilatanur iti tvaṁ Devahūtyai nyagādīḥ ॥

मति: इहthe intellect, here (in this world)गुण-सक्ताwhich is attached to the Gunas (and so to the sense objects)बन्धकृत्-is the cause of bondageतेषु-असक्ता तु-if it (the intellect) is not attached to them (the sense objects)अमृत-कृत्-(then) it is the cause of liberationउपरुन्धे(but) preventsभक्तियोग:-तुthe path of devotion, indeedसक्तिम्(whereas) attachmentमहत्-अनुगम-लभ्या भक्ति:-devotion which arises from following holy menएव-अत्र साध्याalone should be sought hereकपिल-तनु:-इति त्वंThou incarnate as Kapil, thusदेवहूत्यै न्यगादी:instructed Devahooti

In this world when the intellect gets attached to the sense objects, which are the product of the three Gunas, it becomes the cause of bondage. Otherwise, it leads to liberation. The path of devotion indeed prevents attachment. Devotion which arises from following holy men alone should be sought after. Thou incarnate as Kapila thus instructed Devahooti.