Shloka 2

कृपकृपी-जननम्

The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras

Devanagari script

शुश्रूषुरनहंवादी संयतात्मा जितेन्द्रिय: । स्वर्ग गन्तुं पराक्रान्तः स्वेन वीर्येण भारत,भारत! वे ऋषि-मुनियोंकी सेवा करते, अहंकारसे दूर रहते और मनको वशगमें रखते थे। उन्होंने सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंको जीत लिया था। वे अपनी ही शक्तिसे स्वर्गलोकमें जानेके लिये सदा सचेष्ट रहने लगे

Transliteration

śuśrūṣur anahaṃvādī saṃyatātmā jitendriyaḥ | svargaṃ gantuṃ parākrāntaḥ svena vīryeṇa bhārata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O Bhārata, er war eifrig im Dienst, frei von Selbstüberhebung, selbstbeherrscht und Herr über seine Sinne. Auf die eigene Kraft und diszipliniertes Bemühen gestützt, strebte er unablässig danach, die Himmelswelt zu erlangen.“

Word by Word

• शुश्रूषुः: desirous of serving
• शुश्रूषुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुश्रूषु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनहंवादी: not self-assertive; free from egoistic speech
• अनहंवादी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनहंवादी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संयतात्मा: self-controlled (one whose mind/self is restrained)
• संयतात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयतात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितेन्द्रियः: having conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितेन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वर्गम्: to heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (tumun), Parasmaipada

• पराक्रान्तः: striving; exerting himself
• पराक्रान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराक्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वेन: by his own
• स्वेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वीर्येण: by (his) strength/valor
• वीर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• भारत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• भारत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (address to Janamejaya)
• Svarga

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links spiritual progress to ethical discipline: service-mindedness (śuśrūṣā), absence of ego (anahaṃvāda), control of mind (saṃyama), and mastery of the senses (jitendriyatā). Heaven is presented not as a mere reward but as something pursued through sustained personal effort grounded in virtue.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a person’s character and conduct—emphasizing his humility, restraint, and sense-control—and notes that, by his own valor/effort, he actively strove to reach Svarga. The address “Bhārata” situates the statement within the frame-dialogue to the Bharata-descendant listener (Janamejaya).