Shloka 33

Bhṛgu Tests the Trimūrti; Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Visit Mahā-Viṣṇu and Recover the Brāhmaṇa’s Sons

Devanagari script

मावमंस्था मम ब्रह्मन् वीर्यं त्र्यम्बकतोषणम् । मृत्युं विजित्य प्रधने आनेष्ये ते प्रजा: प्रभो ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

māvamaṁsthā mama brahman vīryaṁ tryambaka-toṣaṇam mṛtyuṁ vijitya pradhane āneṣye te prajāḥ prabho

Translation

Do not belittle my prowess, O brāhmaṇa, which was enough to satisfy Tryambaka (Lord Śiva). My master, even if I must conquer Death in battle, I will bring back your sons.

Synonyms

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (prohibitive particle used with imperative)

• avamaṁsthāḥ: disrespect/think lightly (of)
• avamaṁsthāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-man (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; 1st person pronoun

• brahman: O brāhmaṇa
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• vīryam: valor, prowess
• vīryam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tryambaka-toṣaṇam: (that which is) pleasing to Tryambaka (Śiva)
• tryambaka-toṣaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tryambaka + toṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘pleasing of Tryambaka/Śiva’), विशेषण of vīryam

• mṛtyum: death
• mṛtyum: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vijitya: having conquered
• vijitya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/Gerund) with उपसर्ग vi-; अर्थ: ‘having conquered’

• pradhane: in battle
• pradhane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• āneṣye: I shall bring
• āneṣye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग ā-

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; 2nd person pronoun

• prajāḥ: offspring/children
• prajāḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• prabho: O lord/sir
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Tryambaka (Lord Śiva)
• the brāhmaṇa (father of the missing child)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna conquering death?

In this verse, Śrī Kṛṣṇa declares that He can defeat death itself and promises to restore the brāhmaṇa’s lost child, showing the Lord’s supreme power and protection of devotees.

Why did Krishna say this to the brāhmaṇa in Canto 10 Chapter 89?

The brāhmaṇa had been doubting and criticizing the kings’ ability to protect his children; Kṛṣṇa responds by asking him not to belittle His divine prowess and vows to retrieve the child.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life when facing grief or fear?

The verse encourages steady faith: instead of despairing, one can take shelter of the Lord’s protection, pray sincerely, and act with courage, trusting that divine grace can transform even the most hopeless situation.