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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.10.7
SYNONYMS
ushitva -- staying; hastinapure -- in the city of Hastinapura; masan -- months; katipayan -- a few; harih -- Lord Sri Krishna; suhridam -- relatives; ca -- also; visokaya -- for pacifying them; svasuh -- the sister; ca -- and; priya-kamyaya -- for pleasing.
TRANSLATION
Sri Hari, Lord Sri Krishna, resided at Hastinapura for a few months to pacify His relatives and please His own sister [Subhadra].
PURPORT
Krishna was to start for Dvaraka, His own kingdom, after the Battle of Kurukshetra and Yudhishthira's being enthroned, but to oblige the request of Maharaja Yudhishthira and to show special mercy to Bhishmadeva, Lord Krishna stopped at Hastinapura, the capital of the Pandavas. The Lord decided to stay especially to pacify the aggrieved King as well as to please Subhadra, sister of Lord Sri Krishna. Subhadra was especially to be pacified because she lost her only son, Abhimanyu, who was just married. The boy left his wife, Uttara, mother of Maharaja Parikshit. The Lord is always pleased to satisfy His devotees in any capacity. Only His devotees can play the parts of His relatives. The Lord is absolute.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness