Shloka 10

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

व्रतं चचार धर्मात्मा कृष्णो द्वादशवार्षिकम्‌ | दीक्षितं चागतौ द्रष्टमुभौ नारदपर्वतौ

Transliteration

vrataṃ cacāra dharmātmā kṛṣṇo dvādaśavārṣikam | dīkṣitaṃ cāgatau draṣṭum ubhau nāradaparvatau ||

Translation

Bhishma said: “The righteous-souled Krishna undertook a vow lasting twelve years. While he was under initiation (dīkṣā) for that observance, the two sages Nārada and Parvata came there to see him.”

Word by Word

• व्रतम्: vow, observance
• व्रतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चचार: observed, practiced
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्वादशवार्षिकम्: lasting twelve years
• द्वादशवार्षिकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादशवार्षिक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दीक्षितम्: initiated, consecrated
• दीक्षितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीक्षित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आगतौ: having come, arrived
• आगतौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्)

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• नारदपर्वतौ: Narada and Parvata
• नारदपर्वतौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारदपर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Krishna
• Narada
• Parvata (rishi)
• vrata (twelve-year vow)
• dīkṣā (initiation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharmic greatness is shown not only in power but in disciplined restraint: a long vow (vrata) undertaken with proper initiation (dīkṣā) exemplifies self-mastery, and such integrity naturally invites the guidance and recognition of sages.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates that Krishna is engaged in a twelve-year religious observance under initiation, and the sages Nārada and Parvata arrive to see him, setting the stage for instruction or counsel connected with his austerity and purpose.