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yudhisthirah— Yudhisthira; labdha-rajyah—possessing his paternal king-
dom; drstva—by seeing; pautram—the grandson; kulandharam—just suit-
able for the dynasty; bhratrbhih—by the brothers; loka-palabhaih—who
were all expert administrators; mumude—enjoyed life; paraya—uncommon;
§riya—opulence.
TRANSLATION
Having won his kingdom and observed the birth of one grandson com-
petent to continue the noble tradition of his family, Maharaja Yudhisthira
reigned peacefully and enjoyed uncommon opulence in cooperation with
his younger brothers, who were all expert administrators to the common
people.
PURPORT
Both Maharaja Yudhisthira and Arjuna were unhappy from the begin-
ning of the Battle of Kuruksetra, 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 Krsna. After the battle,
Maharaja Yudhisthira was unhappy over such mass killings. Practically
there were 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 condi-
tions and reestablishment of the peaceful order of the state, and after
seeing the surviving child Pariksit well satisfied, Maharaja 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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evam grhesu saktanam
pramattanam tadihaya
atyakramad avijiiatah
kalah parama-dustarah
evam—thus; grhesu—in the family affairs; saktanam—of persons who are
too attached; pramattanam—insanely attached; tadihaya—engrossed in
