Shloka 26

Rāsa-līlā Begins; Divine Multiplication; Moral Doubt and Its Resolution

Devanagari script

श्रीपरीक्षिदुवाच संस्थापनाय धर्मस्य प्रशमायेतरस्य च । अवतीर्णो हि भगवानंशेन जगदीश्वर: ॥ २६ ॥ स कथं धर्मसेतूनां वक्ता कर्ताभिरक्षिता । प्रतीपमाचरद् ब्रह्मन् परदाराभिमर्शनम् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-parīkṣid uvāca saṁsthāpanāya dharmasya praśamāyetarasya ca avatīrṇo hi bhagavān aṁśena jagad-īśvaraḥ

Translation

Vua Parīkṣit thưa: “Bạch bà-la-môn! Để tái lập dharma và dập tắt adharma, Bhagavān—Chúa tể vũ trụ—đã giáng thế cùng phần mở rộng của Ngài. Ngài là người tuyên thuyết, người thực hành và người hộ trì các chuẩn mực đạo lý. Vậy thì, bạch bà-la-môn, sao Ngài lại có thể hành xử trái dharma khi chạm đến vợ của người khác?”

Synonyms

• śrī-parīkṣit: King Parīkṣit
• śrī-parīkṣit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + parīkṣit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम; कर्मधारय (honorific + proper name)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• saṁsthāpanāya: for establishing
• saṁsthāpanāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṁsthāpana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (dative of purpose)

• dharmasya: of dharma
• dharmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• praśamāya: for the pacification
• praśamāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praśama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (dative of purpose)

• itarasya: of the opposite (of dharma)
• itarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: itara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘of the other (i.e., adharma)’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• avatīrṇaḥ: descended/incarnated
• avatīrṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avatīrṇa (कृदन्त, √tṝ तारणे/अवतरणे, उपसर्ग ava-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• aṁśena: by a portion (of Himself)
• aṁśena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṁśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (instrumental: ‘by/with a portion’)

• jagad-īśvaraḥ: the Lord of the universe
• jagad-īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘जगतः ईश्वरः’

Purport

As Śukadeva Gosvāmī was speaking, King Parīkṣit noticed that some persons seated in the assembly on the bank of the Ganges were harboring doubt about the Lord’s activities. These doubtful persons were karmīs, jñānīs and others who were not devotees of the Lord. To clear up their doubts, King Parīkṣit asks this question on their behalf.

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit
• Bhagavān (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about why Bhagavān descends to earth?

This verse states that the Lord descends to establish dharma and to subdue its opposite—adharma—because He is the jagad-īśvara, the controller of all worlds.

Why did King Parīkṣit say this in Canto 10 Chapter 33?

Parīkṣit raises a principled doubt while hearing the rāsa-līlā: if the Lord comes to uphold dharma, how should one understand actions that appear to contradict ordinary moral codes.

Practical application of establishing dharma in modern life?

Align daily choices with truthfulness, self-control, and devotion—supporting dharma in one’s own conduct rather than just judging others’ actions.