Shloka 11

प्रभासे कृष्णार्जुनसमागमः तथा द्वारकाप्रवेशः | Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Meeting at Prabhāsa and Entry into Dvārakā

Devanagari script

दृष्टवा च विश्वकर्माणं व्यादिदेश पितामह: । सज्यतां प्रार्थनीयैका प्रमदेति महातपा:,उनको आया देखकर महातपस्वी ब्रह्माजीने यह आज्ञा दी कि तुम एक तरुणी स्त्रीके शरीरकी रचना करो, जो सबका मन लुभा लेनेवाली हो

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā ca viśvakarmāṇaṃ vyādideśa pitāmahaḥ | sajyatāṃ prārthanīyaikā pramadeti mahātapāḥ ||

Translation

Als Brahmā, der Großvater, groß an Askese, Viśvakarman kommen sah, erteilte er den Befehl: „Es werde ein einziges Mädchen gestaltet, begehrenswert und erstrebenswert, das alle Herzen betört.“

Word by Word

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

चand

विश्वकर्माणम्Viśvakarman

व्यादिदेशcommanded / ordered

पितामहःthe Grandfather (Brahmā)

सज्यताम्is to be made ready / should be prepared

प्रार्थनीयाdesirable / to be sought

एकाone (single)

प्रमदाa young woman

इतिthus

महातपाःthe great ascetic (Brahmā)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Viśvakarman

Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

pramadā (a maiden/young woman to be created)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how creative power in the cosmos is guided by authority and purpose: Brahmā’s tapas-backed command directs Viśvakarman’s skill, suggesting that craftsmanship and beauty are not random but aligned with a larger cosmic intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that Brahmā, upon seeing the divine artisan Viśvakarman, instructs him to create a uniquely desirable maiden—an embodiment of captivating beauty—setting up subsequent events driven by attraction and its consequences.