uá¹£itvÄ hÄstinapure
mÄsÄn katipayÄn hariḥ
suhá¹›dÄá¹ ca viÅ›okÄya
svasuÅ› ca priya-kÄmyayÄ
uá¹£itvÄ - staying; hÄstinapure - in the city of HastinÄpura; mÄsÄn - months; katipayÄn - a few; hariḥ - Lord ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa; suhá¹›dÄm - relatives; ca - also; viÅ›okÄya - for pacifying them; svasuḥ - the sister; ca - and; priya-kÄmyayÄ - for pleasing.
Kṛṣṇa was to start for DvÄrakÄ, His own kingdom, after the Battle of Kuruká¹£etra and Yudhiá¹£á¹hira’s being enthroned, but to oblige the request of MahÄrÄja Yudhiá¹£á¹hira and to show special mercy to BhÄ«á¹£madeva, Lord Kṛṣṇa stopped at HastinÄpura, the capital of the PÄṇá¸avas. The Lord decided to stay especially to pacify the aggrieved King as well as to please SubhadrÄ, sister of Lord ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa. SubhadrÄ was especially to be pacified because she lost her only son, Abhimanyu, who was just married. The boy left his wife, UttarÄ, mother of MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it. 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.