Hayavadana Lesson Plan

How is the friendship of Devadatta and Kapila described? What do these descriptions say about the depth of their friendship?

Students will most likely draw upon the statements that the Bhagavata made comparing Devadatta and Kapila to legendary figures from Indian myths and Hindu scriptures. If possible, the teacher should press students to expand upon what the Bhagavata meant in making these statements: did he, for example, mean to capture something of the reputation of Devadatta and Kapila's friendship among the other denizens of Dharmapura? Or did he mean to say something about the qualities of their friendship? What might those qualities be? This is also a good...