Dashama Skandha Adhyaya 89 Shloka 22 - Srimad Bhagavatam | Sanskrit | Vedapath

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Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

विप्रो गृहीत्वा मृतकं राजद्वार्युपधाय स: । इदं प्रोवाच विलपन्नातुरो दीनमानस: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

vipro gṛhītvā mṛtakaṁ rāja-dvāry upadhāya saḥ idaṁ provāca vilapann āturo dīna-mānasaḥ

Translation

विप्रः मृतकं गृहीत्वा राजद्वारि उपधाय सः । आतुरो दीनमानसो विलपन् इदं प्रोवाच ॥

Synonyms

विप्रःthe brāhmaṇa

गृहीत्वाhaving taken

मृतकम्the dead (child/body)

राजद्वारिat the king’s gate

उपधायhaving placed/laid down

सःhe

इदम्this

प्रोवाचsaid forth/declared

विलपन्lamenting

आतुरःdistressed

दीनमानसःwith a dejected mind

Characters & Entities

Brāhmaṇa

King (at the gate—Dvārakā’s ruler)

FAQs

Why did the brāhmaṇa place the dead child at the king’s gate in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.89?

He did so to publicly appeal for justice and protection, implying that a ruler’s dharma includes safeguarding citizens from such calamities.

Who is speaking in Bhagavatam 10.89.22 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this event to King Parīkṣit, describing the brāhmaṇa’s grief before the king’s gate.

What practical lesson about leadership does Bhagavatam 10.89.22 suggest?

It highlights accountability: when people suffer, they naturally look to leaders for protection and remedy, so rulers and administrators should act responsibly and compassionately.