KONSEP BHAKTI AJARAN KAPILADEVA DALAM ŚRĪMAD BHĀGAVATAM (Kajian Filsafat Ketuhanan)

Abstract

The advancement of science and technology has had a huge impact on people's lives. Along with the moral decline and depletion of ethical values in society, it takes a spiritual approach that can instill moral and ethical values derived from Vedic teachings. One of the stories that tells of a child who gives the divine teachings that are full of moral and noble character to his biological mother. Kapiladeva teaches about the nature and position of living beings, the concept of the sādhu sanga, the importance of the pronunciation of the sacred name and of how one attains liberation through the yogic bhakti.The teachings of Kapiladeva in Śrīmad Bhāgavatam illustrate to the people that God can be attained by laypeople but if one has faith and heart to seek God then he must follow the advice of a spiritual teacher, by practicing the yoga bhakti. The problems discussed in this study are 1). What is the concept of Kapiladeva ?, 2). How does the contribution of Kapiladeva teach in contemporary society? And what are the implications of Kapiladeva's teaching on society ?. The theory used in this research to analyze the problem is Hermeneutics Theory and Structuralism Theory. This research uses qualitative approach. Based on the problems mentioned above then used the method of documentation, and literature study.The results obtained in this study are the teachings of the bhakti-yoga taught by Kapiladeva to his mother Devahūti gives a role model to the community that one does not have to study to an older person, but the adult needs to listen to something beneficial from the younger, the teachings conveyed by Kapiladeva can lead mankind to reach God. Kapiladeva's teachings can make a very important contribution at this time, where in studying spirituality, one should be able to improve sradha, patience, sincerity, hermitage, humility and willingness to learn under the guidance of the spiritual teacher. In addition to the philosophical teachings of philosophy, the teachings of Kapiladeva also teach children education in raising piety, faith, and noble character.