28 Srimad-Bhagavat am [Canto 3, Ch. 1
depends on the happiness of the Lord, Vidura first of all inquired about
the well-being of the Lord.
TEXT 27
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kaccit kurunam paramah suhrn no
bhamah sa aste sukham anga saurih
yo vai svasrnam pitrvad dadati
varan vadanyo vara tarpanena
kaccit— whether; kurunam—of the Kurus; paramah—greatest; suhrt—well-
wisher; nah—our; bhamah—brother-in-law; sah—he; aste—is; sukham—
happy; anga—O Uddhava; saurih— Vasudeva; yah—one who; vai— certainly;
svasrnam—of the sisters; pitrvat—like father; dadati—gives; varan—every-
thing desirable; vadanyoh—munificent; vara—wife; tarpanena—by pleasing.
TRANSLATION
[Please tell me] whether the best friend of the Kurus, our brother-in-
law Vasudeva, is doing well. He is very munificent. He is like a father to his
sister, and he is always pleasing to his wives.
PURPORT
Lord Krsna’s father, Vasudeva, had sixteen wives, and one of them,
named Pauravi or Rohini, the mother of Baladeva, was the sister of Vidura.
Vasudeva, therefore, is the husband of Vidura’s sister, and thus they were
brothers-in-law. Vasudeva’s sister Kunti was the wife of Pandu, Vidura’s
elder brother, and in that sense also, Vasudeva was brother-in-law to
Vidura. Kunti was younger than Vasudeva, and it was the duty of the
elder brother to treat younger sisters as daughters. Whenever anything was
needed by Kunti, it was munificently delivered by Vasudeva, due to his
great love for his younger sister. Vasudeva never dissatisfied his wives, and
at the same time he supplied the objects desired by his sister. He had
special attention for Kunti because she became a widow at an early age.
While inquiring about Vasudeva’s welfare, Vidura remembered all about
him and the family relationship.
