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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.10.7

उषित्वा हास्तिनपुरे मासान् कतिपयान् हरि: । सुहृदां च विशोकाय स्वसुश्च प्रियकाम्यया ॥ ७ ॥
uṣitvā hāstinapure
[ushitvaa haastinapure]
māsān katipayān hariḥ
[maasaan katipayaan harih]
suhṛdāṁ ca viśokāya
[suhridaam cha vishokaaya]
svasuś ca priya-kāmyayā
[svasush cha priya-kaamyayaa]
Word-for-word
uṣitvā — staying hāstinapure — in the city of Hastināpura māsān — months katipayān — a few hariḥ — Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa suhṛdām — relatives ca — also viśokāya — for pacifying them svasuḥ — the sister ca — and priya-kāmyayā — for pleasing.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
uṣitvā hāstinapure
uṣitvā
staying
hāstinapure
in the city of Hastināpura
māsān katipayān hariḥ
māsān
months
katipayān
a few
hariḥ
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
suhṛdāṁ ca viśokāya
suhṛdām
relatives
ca
also
viśokāya
for pacifying them
svasuś ca priya-kāmyayā
svasuḥ
the sister
ca
and
priya-kāmyayā
for pleasing.
Śrī Hari, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, resided at Hastināpura for a few months to pacify His relatives and please His own sister [Subhadrā].
Purport

Kṛṣṇa was to start for Dvārakā, His own kingdom, after the Battle of Kurukṣetra and Yudhiṣṭhira’s being enthroned, but to oblige the request of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and to show special mercy to Bhīṣmadeva, Lord Kṛṣṇa stopped at Hastināpura, the capital of the Pāṇḍavas. The Lord decided to stay especially to pacify the aggrieved King as well as to please Subhadrā, sister of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Subhadrā was especially to be pacified because she lost her only son, Abhimanyu, who was just married. The boy left his wife, Uttarā, mother of Mahārāja Parīkṣit. 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.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Staying for several months in Hastināpura to console his friends and please Subhadrā, Kṛṣṇa, after taking permission to leave, addressing and embracing Yudhiṣṭhira, bid farewell and mounted his chariot, while being addressed and embraced by others.
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Personal Guidance
Kṛṣṇa stayed a few months at Hastināpura to pacify relatives and please His sister Subhadrā. Even cosmic beings make time for family. Pacifying the ones we love is its own sacred work.
Reflection Questions
  • Which relative needs a 'few months' of my deliberate presence?
  • Where am I treating family time as optional?
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