Shloka 2
Bhṛgu Tests the Trimūrti; Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Visit Mahā-Viṣṇu and Recover the Brāhmaṇa’s Sons
तस्य जिज्ञासया ते वै भृगुं ब्रह्मसुतं नृप । तज्ज्ञप्त्यै प्रेषयामासु: सोऽभ्यगाद् ब्रह्मण: सभाम् ॥ २ ॥
tasya jijñāsayā te vai bhṛguṁ brahma-sutaṁ nṛpa taj-jñaptyai preṣayām āsuḥ so ’bhjagād brahmaṇaḥ sabhām
Eager to settle that question, O King, the sages sent Bhṛgu, the son of Lord Brahmā, to ascertain the truth. He first went to his father Brahmā’s assembly.
As Śrīla Prabhupāda explains in Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead: “The plan decided upon by the sages was for Bhṛgu to test which one of the predominating deities possessed the quality of goodness in full.” One who is in the mode of goodness possesses such qualities as tolerance and equanimity, whereas those conducted by the modes of passion and ignorance are prone to easily lose their temper.
FAQs
Because they wanted an authoritative decision about the highest truth, so they deputed Bhṛgu—son of Brahmā—to test and ascertain it.
The verse highlights sincere inquiry—seeking to know the real conclusion—by sending a qualified sage to verify the matter directly.
Approach spiritual questions with genuine inquiry and seek verification through qualified teachers and authentic sources rather than assumption or sectarian bias.