Shloka 38

Bhṛgu Tests the Trimūrti; Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Visit Mahā-Viṣṇu and Recover the Brāhmaṇa’s Sons

Devanagari script

तत: कुमार: सञ्जातो विप्रपत्न्‍या रुदन्मुहु: । सद्योऽदर्शनमापेदे सशरीरो विहायसा ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ kumāraḥ sañjāto vipra-patnyā rudan muhuḥ sadyo ’darśanam āpede sa-śarīro vihāyasā

Translation

Dann gebar die Frau des Brāhmaṇa einen Knaben; das Neugeborene weinte einen kurzen Moment. Doch sogleich verschwand es, mit demselben Körper, in den Himmel.

Synonyms

ततःthen

कुमारःthe child

सञ्जातःwas born

विप्र-पत्न्याःfrom the brāhmaṇa’s wife

रुदन्crying

मुहुःrepeatedly

सद्यःimmediately

अदर्शनम्disappearance; invisibility

आपेदेattained/met with

स-शरीरःwith his body (bodily)

विहायसाthrough the sky; into the sky

Characters & Entities

Vipra (brāhmaṇa)

Vipra-patnī (brāhmaṇa’s wife)

FAQs

Why does the brāhmaṇa’s child disappear immediately in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.89?

This verse describes the divine, supernatural removal of the newborn—an event that intensifies the brāhmaṇa’s anguish and sets the stage for Kṛṣṇa’s later intervention, revealing the Lord’s higher arrangement beyond ordinary cause and effect.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 10.89.38 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these events to King Parīkṣit as part of the account of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes in Dvārakā and the brāhmaṇa’s repeated bereavement.

What is the practical spiritual lesson from the baby vanishing in this shloka?

The verse highlights how life’s sudden losses can occur beyond human control, urging devotees to seek shelter in Bhagavān, deepen faith, and look for the Lord’s purpose rather than collapsing into despair.