Srimad Bhagavatam — Prathama Skandha, Shloka 6

Inauspicious Omens and Arjuna’s Return from Dvārakā

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर उवाच सम्प्रेषितो द्वारकायां जिष्णुर्बन्धुदिद‍ृक्षया । ज्ञातुं च पुण्यश्लोकस्य कृष्णस्य च विचेष्टितम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca sampreṣito dvārakāyāṁ jiṣṇur bandhu-didṛkṣayā jñātuṁ ca puṇya-ślokasya kṛṣṇasya ca viceṣṭitam

Translation

Dijo Yudhiṣṭhira: Envié a Jishnu (Arjuna) a Dvārakā para ver a sus parientes y también para conocer el plan de acción y el curso de las līlās del Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, el de fama santa (puṇya-śloka).

Synonyms

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सम्प्रेषितः: having been sent
• सम्प्रेषितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + √इष्/√प्रेष् (धातु) → सम्प्रेषित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; passive sense ‘having been sent’

• द्वारकायाम्: in Dvārakā
• द्वारकायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• जिष्णुः: Jiṣṇu (Arjuna)
• जिष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्जुनस्य नाम

• बन्धु-दिदृक्षया: with the desire to see (his) kinsmen
• बन्धु-दिदृक्षया: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक) + दिदृक्षा (प्रातिपदिक; desiderative noun from √दृश्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (बन्धूनां दिदृक्षा)

• ज्ञातुम्: to know
• ज्ञातुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञातुम् (तुमुन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), प्रयोजनार्थ (in order to know)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• पुण्य-श्लोकस्य: of the famed/virtuous-glorified one
• पुण्य-श्लोकस्य: Sambandha/Genitive (सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (पुण्यः श्लोकः यस्य)

• कृष्णस्य: of Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णस्य: Sambandha/Genitive (सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• विचेष्टितम्: activities/deeds
• विचेष्टितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + √चेष्ट् (धातु) → विचेष्टित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) used as noun; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Arjuna (Jiṣṇu)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Dvārakā

FAQs

Why was Arjuna sent to Dvārakā in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 14?

Yudhiṣṭhira sent Arjuna to Dvārakā both to meet their relatives there and to learn the latest about Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s activities and well-being.

What does “puṇya-śloka” mean for Krishna in the Bhagavatam?

“Puṇya-śloka” indicates that Kṛṣṇa’s fame and the verses sung about Him are spiritually purifying and auspicious, bringing merit and devotion to those who hear and recite them.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It encourages a devotee to seek saintly association and actively inquire about the Lord’s līlā and teachings—keeping one’s mind connected to Kṛṣṇa through hearing, conversation, and remembrance.