Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

पितामहं नमस्कृत्य तद्वाक्यमभिनन्द्य च । निर्ममे योषितं दिव्यां चिन्तयित्वा पुनः पुन:,ब्रह्माजीकी आज्ञाको शिरोधार्य करके विश्वकर्माने उन्हें प्रणाम किया और खूब सोच- विचारकर एक दिव्य युवतीका निर्माण किया

Transliteration

pitāmahaṃ namaskṛtya tadvākyam abhinandya ca | nirmame yoṣitaṃ divyāṃ cintayitvā punaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

Nārada sprach: Nachdem Viśvakarman dem Großvater Brahmā ehrerbietig die Ehre erwiesen und sein Wort gebilligt hatte, schuf er—nach wiederholtem Nachsinnen—eine himmlische Jungfrau. Der Vers hebt die ehrfürchtige Gefolgschaft gegenüber rechtmäßiger Autorität und die sorgfältige Abwägung vor einem folgenreichen Schöpfungsakt hervor.

Word by Word

पितामहम्the grandsire (Brahmā)

नमस्कृत्यhaving saluted

तत्that

वाक्यम्speech; command; words

अभिनन्द्यhaving approved; having welcomed

चand

निर्ममेhe created; he fashioned

योषितम्a woman; maiden

दिव्याम्divine; celestial

चिन्तयित्वाhaving thought; having reflected

पुनःagain

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Brahmā (Pitāmaha)

Viśvakarmā

divyā yoṣit (celestial maiden)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores respectful submission to a legitimate superior (Brahmā) and the ethical importance of repeated reflection before creating or initiating something with significant consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that Viśvakarmā first bows to Brahmā, accepts his instruction, and then—after careful, repeated thought—creates a divine maiden.