Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

इत्यादिष्टौ भगवता तौ कृष्णौ परमेष्ठिना । ॐ इत्यानम्य भूमानमादाय द्विजदारकान् ॥ ६० ॥ न्यवर्तेतां स्वकं धाम सम्प्रहृष्टौ यथागतम् । विप्राय ददतु: पुत्रान् यथारूपं यथावय: ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

ity ādiṣṭau bhagavatā tau kṛṣṇau parame-ṣṭhinā om ity ānamya bhūmānam ādāya dvija-dārakān

Translation

Thus instructed by the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna assented with the utterance “Om,” bowed to the almighty Mahā-Viṣṇu, and took the brāhmaṇa’s sons with them. Rejoicing, they returned to their abode of Dvārakā by the very path they had come, and there restored the children to the brāhmaṇa in the same infant forms and ages as when they were lost.

Synonyms

इतिthus

आदिष्टौhaving been instructed

भगवताby the Lord

तौthose two

कृष्णौthe two (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna)

परमेष्ठिनाby the Supreme (Lord)

ॐOṁ

इतिthus

आनम्यhaving bowed

भूमानम्the Infinite Lord

आदायhaving taken

द्विज-दारकान्the brāhmaṇa’s children

Characters & Entities

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Arjuna

Parameṣṭhī (Mahā-Viṣṇu)

Brāhmaṇa (dvija)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.89.60 say about Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna meeting Mahā-Viṣṇu?

It states that Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna were instructed by the Supreme Lord, offered obeisances with “Oṁ,” and then took back the brāhmaṇa’s sons.

Why did Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna bow down and say “Oṁ” before taking the brāhmaṇa’s sons?

Because they were in the presence of the all-pervading Supreme Lord (Mahā-Viṣṇu/Parameṣṭhī) and followed His instruction with reverence and Vedic etiquette.

What is the practical application of this verse for modern devotees?

Act under divine guidance, remain humble even when powerful, and approach sacred duties with reverence—remembering the Supreme as the true controller.