Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.14.6
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
सम्प्रेषितो द्वारकायां जिष्णुर्बन्धुदिदृक्षया ।
ज्ञातुं च पुण्यश्लोकस्य कृष्णस्य च विचेष्टितम् ॥ ६ ॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
[yudhishthira uvaacha]
sampreṣito dvārakāyāṁ
[sampreshito dvaarakaayaam]
jiṣṇur bandhu-didṛkṣayā
[jishnur bandhu-didrikshayaa]
jñātuṁ ca puṇya-ślokasya
[jnaatum cha punya-shlokasya]
kṛṣṇasya ca viceṣṭitam
[krishnasya cha vicheshtitam]
Word-for-word
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca
—
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said
sampreṣitaḥ
—
has gone to
dvārakāyām
—
Dvārakā
jiṣṇuḥ
—
Arjuna
bandhu
—
friends
didṛkṣayā
—
for the sake of meeting
jñātum
—
to know
ca
—
also
puṇya-ślokasya
—
of the Personality of Godhead
kṛṣṇasya
—
of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
ca
—
and
viceṣṭitam
—
program of work.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said
sampreṣito dvārakāyāṁ
sampreṣitaḥ
has gone to
dvārakāyām
Dvārakā
jiṣṇur bandhu-didṛkṣayā
jiṣṇuḥ
Arjuna
bandhu
friends
didṛkṣayā
for the sake of meeting
jñātuṁ ca puṇya-ślokasya
jñātum
to know
ca
also
puṇya-ślokasya
of the Personality of Godhead
kṛṣṇasya ca viceṣṭitam
kṛṣṇasya
of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
ca
and
viceṣṭitam
program of work.
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said to his younger brother Bhīmasena: I sent Arjuna to Dvārakā to meet his friends and to learn from the Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, of His program of work.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira said: I sent Arjuna to Dvārakā because I wanted him to see our friends there and to understand the activities of famous Kṛṣṇa.
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Personal Guidance
Yudhiṣṭhira: I sent Arjuna to meet his friends and learn of Kṛṣṇa's program. He named both purposes — relationship and learning. Visits can serve more than one good.
Reflection Questions
- What dual purpose could my next visit hold?
- Where am I treating relationships and learning as separate tracks?
My note
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