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Shloka 10

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

व्रतं चचार धर्मात्मा कृष्णो द्वादशवार्षिकम्‌ | दीक्षितं चागतौ द्रष्टमुभौ नारदपर्वतौ

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

ധർമ്മാത്മാവായ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ പന്ത്രണ്ടുവർഷം നീളുന്ന വ്രതം സ്വീകരിച്ച് ദീക്ഷയോടെ കഠിനതപസ്സു ചെയ്തു. ആ ദീക്ഷാവസ്ഥയിലുള്ള അദ്ദേഹത്തെ ദർശിക്കാനായി നാരദനും പർവതനും എന്ന രണ്ടു മുനിമാർ അവിടെ എത്തി.

व्रतम्vow, observance
व्रतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चचारobserved, practiced
चचार:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
धर्मात्माrighteous-souled
धर्मात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृष्णःKrishna
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्वादशवार्षिकम्lasting twelve years
द्वादशवार्षिकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वादशवार्षिक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दीक्षितम्initiated, consecrated
दीक्षितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदीक्षित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आगतौhaving come, arrived
आगतौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-गम्
FormPast active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Dual
द्रष्टुम्to see
द्रष्टुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormInfinitive (तुमुन्)
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
नारदपर्वतौNarada and Parvata
नारदपर्वतौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारदपर्वत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
K
Krishna
N
Narada
P
Parvata (rishi)
V
vrata (twelve-year vow)
D
dīkṣā (initiation)

Educational Q&A

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.

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.