Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.13.16

yudhishthiro labdha-rājyo

drishtvā pautram kulan-dharam

bhrātribhir loka-pālābhair

mumude parayā śriyā

SYNONYMS

yudhishthirah — Yudhishthira; labdha-rājyah — possessing his paternal kingdom; drishtvā — by seeing; pautram — the grandson; kulam-dharam — just suitable for the dynasty; bhrātribhih — by the brothers; loka-pālābhaih — who were all expert administrators; mumude — enjoyed life; parayā — uncommon; śriyā — opulence.

TRANSLATION

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

PURPORT

Both Mahārāja 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 Śrī Krishna. After the battle, Mahārāja Yudhishthira was unhappy over such mass killings. Practically there was none to continue the Kuru dynasty after them, the Pāndavas. The only remaining hope was the child in the womb of his daughter-in-law, Uttarā, and he was also attacked by Aśvatthāmā, 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, Parīkshit, well satisfied, Mahārāja 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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