Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

श्रीशुक उवाच एकदा द्वारवत्यां तु विप्रपत्न्‍या: कुमारक: । जातमात्रो भुवं स्पृष्ट्वा ममार किल भारत ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca ekadā dvāravatyāṁ tu vipra-patnyāḥ kumārakaḥ jāta-mātro bhuvaṁ spṛṣṭvā mamāra kila bhārata

Translation

شری شُک دیو نے کہا: اے بھارت! ایک بار دوارکا میں ایک برہمن کی بیوی نے بیٹا جنا، مگر نوزائیدہ بچہ زمین کو چھوتے ہی مر گیا۔

Synonyms

• श्रीशुकः: Śrī Śuka
• श्रीशुकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीशुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (श्री + शुक)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एकदा: once
• एकदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• द्वारवत्याम्: in Dvāravatī
• द्वारवत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक

• विप्रपत्न्याः: of a brāhmaṇa’s wife
• विप्रपत्न्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र-पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (विप्रस्य पत्नी)

• कुमारकः: a baby boy
• कुमारकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जातमात्रः: just born
• जातमात्रः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात-मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (कुमारकस्य); कर्मधारय-समास (जातः एव मात्रः = just born)

• भुवम्: the ground/earth
• भुवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्पृष्ट्वा: having touched
• स्पृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• ममार: died
• ममार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किल: indeed/it is said
• किल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ/खल्वर्थक

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Purport

In this chapter Lord Viṣṇu has been glorified as the Supreme Godhead. Now Śukadeva Gosvāmī is going to identify Lord Kṛṣṇa with that same Personality of Godhead by describing another pastime of His, one which highlighted His unequaled, divine characteristics.

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva Gosvāmī
• Parīkṣit Mahārāja
• Brāhmaṇa’s wife
• Brāhmaṇa (implied)

FAQs

Why did the brāhmaṇa’s newborn child die immediately in Dvārakā (Bhagavatam 10.89)?

This verse introduces the mysterious event that sets the narrative in motion—an apparently unnatural death occurring at birth in Dvārakā—leading to further inquiry into the Lord’s deeper arrangement revealed later in the chapter.

Who is speaking in Bhagavatam 10.89.21 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is speaking, addressing King Parīkṣit as “Bhārata,” while narrating events that occurred in Dvārakā.

What practical lesson can devotees take from Bhagavatam 10.89.21?

Even painful and confusing events may unfold under a higher divine plan; a devotee learns to seek spiritual understanding rather than only blame or despair when adversity arises.