SB 1.3.10 (1962)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 10
Panchamah kapilo nama sidheshah kalaviphutam Provacha ashuraya samkhyam tatwagrama vinirnayam
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Panchmah—the fifth one, Kapilo—kapila, Nama—of the name, Siddhesha—the foremost amongst the perfects, Kala—time, Viphutam—lost, Provacha—said, Asuraye—unto the Brahmin of the name Asuri, Samkhyam—metaphysics, Tatwagramam—the sumtotal of creative elements, Vinirnayam—exposition.
TRANSLATION
The fifth incarnation advented Himself by the name of Lord Kapila who is the foremost amongst the perfect beings. He made an exposition of the creative elements and metaphysics before Asuriya Brahmin of the name, the system being lost in course of time.
PURPORT
The sumtotal of the creative elements are twenty four in all. Earth and every one of them are explicitely explained in the system of Samkhya Philosophy. The Samkhya Philosophy is generally called the metaphysics by the European scholars. The ontological meaning of Samkhya is what explains very lucidly by analysis of the material elements. This was done for the first time by Lord Kapila who is said herein as the fifth in the line of incarnations.