Shloka 3
Bhṛgu Tests the Trimūrti; Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Visit Mahā-Viṣṇu and Recover the Brāhmaṇa’s Sons
न तस्मै प्रह्वणं स्तोत्रं चक्रे सत्त्वपरीक्षया । तस्मै चुक्रोध भगवान् प्रज्वलन् स्वेन तेजसा ॥ ३ ॥
na tasmai prahvaṇaṁ stotraṁ cakre sattva-parīkṣayā tasmai cukrodha bhagavān prajvalan svena tejasā
سَتْو گُن کی آزمائش کے لیے بھِرگو نے نہ تو انہیں سجدہ کیا اور نہ ہی دعائیہ ستوتی کی۔ اس پر بھگوان برہما اپنے ہی تیز سے بھڑک اٹھے اور غضبناک ہو گئے۔
FAQs
This verse states that a person withheld obeisance and praise specifically to test purity, and the Lord’s response reveals how seriously proper reverence is treated in Bhagavata dharma.
Because no respectful obeisance (prahvaṇa) or prayer (stotra) was offered; the Lord is described as blazing with His own tejas, indicating a divine reaction to irreverence.
Approach sacred persons, sacred spaces, and worship with humility and respect; “testing” spirituality through deliberate disrespect is discouraged, since reverence is itself a core limb of bhakti.