Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

तेडभिजम्मुर्जितक्रोधा जितात्मानो जितेन्द्रिया: । पितामहस्य भवनं जगत: कृपया तदा,उन्होंने अपने मन, इन्द्रियसमुदाय तथा क्रोधको जीत लिया था। फिर भी सम्पूर्ण जगतपर दया करके वे ब्रह्माजीके धाममें गये

Transliteration

teḍabhijammurjitakrodhā jitātmāno jitendriyāḥ | pitāmahasya bhavanaṃ jagataḥ kṛpayā tadā ||

Translation

Nachdem sie den Zorn bezwungen, ihren Geist gemeistert und die Sinne gezügelt hatten, gingen sie dennoch—aus Mitgefühl für die ganze Welt—zu jener Zeit in die Wohnstatt des Großvaters (Brahmā).

Word by Word

तेthey

अभिजन्मnoble birth, high lineage

ऊर्जितक्रोधाःof powerful/strong anger

जितात्मानःself-controlled (having conquered the mind/self)

जितेन्द्रियाःhaving conquered the senses

पितामहस्यof the Grandsire (Brahmā)

भवनम्abode, dwelling

जगतःof the world

कृपयाout of compassion, by compassion

तदाthen

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

Brahmā’s abode (Pitāmahasya bhavanam)

Jagat (the world)

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?

True spiritual discipline is not only inner conquest—mastery over anger, mind, and senses—but also compassionate engagement for the welfare of the world; self-control culminates in kṛpā (mercy).

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes certain disciplined beings who, despite being fully self-restrained, are moved by compassion for all creatures and therefore proceed to the abode of Pitāmaha (Brahmā), implying a purposeful visit for guidance or cosmic benefit.