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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.2.17

हिरण्यकशिपुर्भ्रातु: सम्परेतस्य दु:खित: । कृत्वा कटोदकादीनि भ्रातृपुत्रानसान्त्वयत् ॥ १७ ॥
hiraṇyakaśipur bhrātuḥ
[hiranyakashipur bhraatuh]
samparetasya duḥkhitaḥ
[samparetasya duhkhitah]
kṛtvā kaṭodakādīni
[kritvaa katodakaadeeni]
bhrātṛ-putrān asāntvayat
[bhraatri-putraan asaantvayat]
Word-for-word
hiraṇyakaśipuḥ — Hiraṇyakaśipu bhrātuḥ — of the brother samparetasya — deceased duḥkhitaḥ — being very much distressed kṛtvā — performing kaṭodaka-ādīni — ceremonies observed after a death bhrātṛ-putrān — the sons of his brother asāntvayat — pacified.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hiraṇyakaśipur bhrātuḥ
hiraṇyakaśipuḥ
Hiraṇyakaśipu
bhrātuḥ
of the brother
samparetasya duḥkhitaḥ
samparetasya
deceased
duḥkhitaḥ
being very much distressed
kṛtvā kaṭodakādīni
kṛtvā
performing
kaṭodaka-ādīni
ceremonies observed after a death
bhrātṛ-putrān asāntvayat
bhrātṛ-putrān
the sons of his brother
asāntvayat
pacified.
After performing the ritualistic observances for the death of his brother, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being extremely unhappy, tried to pacify his nephews.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
After performing the death rites of his brother, grieving Hiraṇyakaśipu consoled his nephews. Kaṭodakam means water given to the Pretas. The word ādi indicates the performance of preta-śrāddha rites as well.
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Personal Guidance
After the funeral rites, Hiraṇyakaśipu — still grieving — tries to comfort his nephews. Even the demonic feel familial tenderness. The capacity to console others remains even in those most hardened by the world.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom have you written off as too hardened to feel real tenderness?
  • Where does your own anger coexist with care, and how do you honor both?
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