Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

इति सम्भाष्य भगवानर्जुनेन सहेश्वर: । दिव्यं स्वरथमास्थाय प्रतीचीं दिशमाविशत् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

iti sambhāṣya bhagavān arjunena saheśvaraḥ divyaṁ sva-ratham āsthāya pratīcīṁ diśam āviśat

Translation

如此劝诫阿周那后，至上人格神——主——令阿周那同登其天界神车，二人遂向西方进发。

Synonyms

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyopasaṁhāra (वाक्योपसंहार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• sambhāṣya: having spoken
• sambhāṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-√bhāṣ (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययीभाव-क्त्वान्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable; ‘having spoken/conversed’

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• arjunena: with Arjuna
• arjunena: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं) / Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Preposition/indeclinable ‘with’ (सह-योगे)

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord, ruler
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to bhagavān

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with ratham

• sva-ratham: his own chariot
• sva-ratham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारय ‘his own chariot’

• āsthāya: having mounted
• āsthāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√sthā (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund, indeclinable; ‘having mounted/taken seat’

• pratīcīm: western
• pratīcīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratīcī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with diśam

• diśam: direction
• diśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• āviśat: entered, went into
• āviśat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√viś (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Arjuna

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna traveling with Arjuna?

This verse states that after speaking with Arjuna, Lord Kṛṣṇa mounted His divine chariot and proceeded westward with him, showing the Lord’s personal guidance of His devotee.

Why did Krishna go with Arjuna in Canto 10 Chapter 89?

In the narrative context, Kṛṣṇa accompanies Arjuna as they set out on a divine mission connected with retrieving what had been lost, demonstrating both His supremacy (Īśvara) and His affection for His devotee.

Practical application of Krishna being called 'Ishvara' in modern life?

Remembering Kṛṣṇa as the true controller helps reduce anxiety and ego, encouraging steady duty with devotion—trusting that the ultimate direction of life rests with the Supreme.