Shloka 25
Bhṛgu Tests the Trimūrti; Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Visit Mahā-Viṣṇu and Recover the Brāhmaṇa’s Sons
एवं द्वितीयं विप्रर्षिस्तृतीयं त्वेवमेव च । विसृज्य स नृपद्वारि तां गाथां समगायत ॥ २५ ॥
evaṁ dvitīyaṁ viprarṣis tṛtīyaṁ tv evam eva ca visṛjya sa nṛpa-dvāri tāṁ gāthāṁ samagāyata
In the same way, the brāhmaṇa sage met the same tragedy with his second and third child. Each time he left the dead boy’s body at the king’s door and sang the same lament.
FAQs
Śukadeva describes a brāhmaṇa sage completing the second and third parts of a song/verse sequence, then leaving and continuing to sing at the king’s doorway—indicating a public, purposeful recitation connected to the unfolding episode.
Singing at the king’s entrance suggests the sage’s message is meant to be heard openly and to draw the king’s attention, setting the stage for the next interaction in the narrative.
Sacred speech and kīrtana can be offered steadily and without hesitation—whether in private or public—when one’s aim is dharma and remembrance of the Lord.