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<h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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So this Kardama Muni was a siddhi-yogī, and his wife, Devahūti . . . so he had nine daughters, and they were all distributed to the Prajāpatis. Just like Dakṣa Mahārāja, Prajāpati, and there were many others. And the only son was this Kapiladeva. He is incarnation of God, Kṛṣṇa, and He is one of the mahājana. Mahājana means authority. There are twelve authorities according to Vedic śāstra. One of them is this Kapila.
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[[Vanisource:741105 - Lecture SB 03.25.05-6 - Bombay|741105 - Lecture SB 03.25.05-6 - Bombay]]
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Aṇimā laghimā prāpti—all kinds of siddhi, material siddhi. Whatever he likes, he can do. That is yoga-siddhi. Not simply pressing the nose and making some gymnastic. One must gain the yogic siddhi. By the . . . by the siddhi-yogī, he can do everything he likes. He can become smaller than the smallest and bigger than the biggest. Whatever he likes, he can get immediately in hand. Wherever he likes, he can go. That is yoga-siddhi.

So this Kardama Muni was a siddhi-yogī, and his wife, Devahūti . . . so he had nine daughters, and they were all distributed to the Prajāpatis. Just like Dakṣa Mahārāja, Prajāpati, and there were many others. And the only son was this Kapiladeva. He is incarnation of God, Kṛṣṇa, and He is one of the mahājana. Mahājana means authority. There are twelve authorities according to Vedic śāstra. One of them is this Kapila.
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