Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.13.16

yudhishthiro labdha-rajyo

drishtva pautram kulan-dharam

bhratribhir loka-palabhair

mumude paraya sriya

SYNONYMS

yudhishthirah -- Yudhishthira; labdha-rajyah -- possessing his paternal kingdom; drishtva -- by seeing; pautram -- the grandson; kulam-dharam -- just suitable for the dynasty; bhratribhih -- by the brothers; loka-palabhaih -- who were all expert administrators; mumude -- enjoyed life; paraya -- uncommon; sriya -- opulence.

TRANSLATION

Having won his kingdom and observed the birth of one grandson competent to continue the noble tradition of his family, Maharaja Yudhishthira reigned peacefully and enjoyed uncommon opulence in cooperation with his younger brothers, who were all expert administrators to the common people.

PURPORT

Both Maharaja Yudhishthira and Arjuna were unhappy from the beginning of the Battle of Kurukshetra, but even though they were unwilling to kill their own men in the fight, it had to be done as a matter of duty, for it was planned by the supreme will of Lord Sri Krishna. After the battle, Maharaja Yudhishthira was unhappy over such mass killings. Practically there was none to continue the Kuru dynasty after them, the Pandavas. The only remaining hope was the child in the womb of his daughter-in-law, Uttara, and he was also attacked by Asvatthama, but by the grace of the Lord the child was saved. So after the settlement of all disturbing conditions and reestablishment of the peaceful order of the state, and after seeing the surviving child, Parikshit, well satisfied, Maharaja Yudhishthira felt some relief as a human being, although he had very little attraction for material happiness, which is always illusory and temporary.

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