Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

इत्यादिष्टौ भगवता तौ कृष्णौ परमेष्ठिना । ॐ इत्यानम्य भूमानमादाय द्विजदारकान् ॥ ६० ॥ न्यवर्तेतां स्वकं धाम सम्प्रहृष्टौ यथागतम् । विप्राय ददतु: पुत्रान् यथारूपं यथावय: ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

ity ādiṣṭau bhagavatā tau kṛṣṇau parame-ṣṭhinā om ity ānamya bhūmānam ādāya dvija-dārakān

Translation

奉至上主之命，克里希纳与阿周那以“唵”应诺，复向全能的大毗湿奴顶礼，并携那位婆罗门的儿子同返。二人欢喜异常，循原路回到自家圣城德瓦拉卡，并将那些孩子以失踪时同样的婴儿形体与年龄交还给婆罗门。

Synonyms

• न्यवर्तेताम्: they returned
• न्यवर्तेताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-आ-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन; आत्मनेपद

• स्वकम्: their own
• स्वकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying धाम)

• धाम: abode
• धाम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सम्प्रहृष्टौ: greatly delighted
• सम्प्रहृष्टौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-हृष् (धातु) → सम्प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः; ‘greatly delighted’

• यथा-आगतम्: as before / as they had come
• यथा-आगतम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् ‘as (they had) come’

• विप्राय: to the brāhmaṇa
• विप्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; dative ‘to the brāhmaṇa’

• ददतुः: they gave
• ददतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• यथा-रूपम्: in their proper form
• यथा-रूपम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् ‘according to (their) form’

• यथा-आवयः: according to (their) age
• यथा-आवयः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् ‘according to age’

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Arjuna
• Parameṣṭhī (Supreme Lord)
• Bhūmā (the all-pervading Supreme)
• Brāhmaṇa
• Brāhmaṇa’s sons

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about offering obeisance with Oṁ?

This verse shows Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna honoring the Supreme by bowing and uttering Oṁ, indicating reverence and surrender before divine authority.

Why did Krishna and Arjuna take the brāhmaṇa’s sons from the Supreme abode?

They had come to recover the brāhmaṇa’s missing children; after being instructed by the Supreme Lord, they took the sons to return them to their father.

Practical application of surrender shown in this verse in modern life?

Before acting, cultivate humility—pause, remember the Divine, and proceed with a sense of service rather than ego.