Sri Hari manifests as Kapila DEva to Kardama & DEvahooti, as an answer to their prayers & Tapas. However, His stay with them is short lived. it is only Jnanavatara for Upadsha to the Mother, like Datta, Vedavyasa, Aitareya MahiDasa to name a few. This appears in Skandha III of BHagavata Mahapurana. There are two Kapilas in our Mythology. THe Lord as Kapila taught SEshvara SAnkhya & the other Nireeshvara Sankhya which gives no prominence for Brahman.
she requests the Lord.
तं त्वागताहं शरणं शरण्यं स्वभृत्य संसारतरो: कुठारं ।
जिज्नासया प्रकृते: पूरुषस्य नमामि सद्धर्मविदां वरिष्टं ॥ -
श्रीमद्भागवतं, ३, ११. कपिल स्तुति:
I salute You, who is like an axe to the tree of Samsaara, and the all know er, and I surrender myself to you. I want to know the Knowledge of Sankhya( Prakruti &purusha) from You- Devahooti's prayer to Lord Kapila.
यादृशी मयि भक्तिस्स्यात् तादृश्यन्यत्र नैव चेत् ।
अनन्यभक्तिरुद्रेकात् सा ययैव तएत् स्रूतिं ।।
Kapila Deva tells Devahooti: The Uncommitted Bhakti one has in me, shall not be in other Gods. Tis is Ananya Bhakti. By such deep Love in Me, my devotee gets rid of this Samsara.
मदाश्रया: कथा: हृष्टा: शृण्वन्ति कथयन्ति च ।
तपन्ति विविधान् तापान् नैकात्म्य गत चेतस: ॥
Bhagavan Kapila Deva says: Those who always delve deep into my Kathas, believe me , as Supreme ( Sarvottama), and observe Tapas of various types are rally commendable Jeevas.
He also says:
चेत: खल्वस्य बंधाय मुक्तये चात्मनो मतं । गुणेषु सक्तं बंधाय ह्यदद्युक्तं विमुक्तये ॥
- Mind is the binder for all our deeds. This bondage of relations comes from our Mind. It is the cause even for Liberation also.
