Shloka 2

कृपकृपी-जननम्

The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras

Devanagari script

शुश्रूषुरनहंवादी संयतात्मा जितेन्द्रिय: । स्वर्ग गन्तुं पराक्रान्तः स्वेन वीर्येण भारत,भारत! वे ऋषि-मुनियोंकी सेवा करते, अहंकारसे दूर रहते और मनको वशगमें रखते थे। उन्होंने सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंको जीत लिया था। वे अपनी ही शक्तिसे स्वर्गलोकमें जानेके लिये सदा सचेष्ट रहने लगे

Transliteration

śuśrūṣur anahaṃvādī saṃyatātmā jitendriyaḥ | svargaṃ gantuṃ parākrāntaḥ svena vīryeṇa bhārata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó Bhārata, ele era zeloso no serviço, livre de presunção, senhor de si e vencedor dos sentidos. Confiando na própria força e num esforço disciplinado, empenhava-se continuamente em alcançar o mundo celeste.”

Word by Word

शुश्रूषुःdesirous of serving

अनहंवादीnot self-assertive; free from egoistic speech

संयतात्माself-controlled (one whose mind/self is restrained)

जितेन्द्रियःhaving conquered the senses

स्वर्गम्to heaven

गन्तुम्to go

पराक्रान्तःstriving; exerting himself

स्वेनby his own

वीर्येणby (his) strength/valor

भारतO Bharata

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhārata (address to Janamejaya)

Svarga

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links spiritual progress to ethical discipline: service-mindedness (śuśrūṣā), absence of ego (anahaṃvāda), control of mind (saṃyama), and mastery of the senses (jitendriyatā). Heaven is presented not as a mere reward but as something pursued through sustained personal effort grounded in virtue.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a person’s character and conduct—emphasizing his humility, restraint, and sense-control—and notes that, by his own valor/effort, he actively strove to reach Svarga. The address “Bhārata” situates the statement within the frame-dialogue to the Bharata-descendant listener (Janamejaya).