Shloka 1
Jarāsandha’s Siege of Mathurā, Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma’s Victory, and the Founding of Dvārakā amid Kālayavana’s Threat
श्रीशुक उवाच अस्ति: प्राप्तिश्च कंसस्य महिष्यौ भरतर्षभ । मृते भर्तरि दु:खार्ते ईयतु: स्म पितुर्गृहान् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca astiḥ prāptiś ca kaṁsasya mahiṣyau bharatarṣabha mṛte bhartari duḥkhārte īyatuḥ sma pitur gṛhān
Śukadeva Gosvāmī sprach: Als Kaṁsa getötet war, o heldenhafter Nachkomme Bharatas, gingen seine beiden Königinnen Asti und Prāpti, vom Schmerz über den Tod ihres Gemahls überwältigt, in das Haus ihres Vaters.
FAQs
Astī and Prāpti are described here as the two queens (wives) of Kaṁsa, who after his death return to their father’s home.
The verse states they were overwhelmed with grief after their husband’s death, and thus went back to their paternal home—setting up the next political response to Kaṁsa’s fall.
It acknowledges the natural force of grief and shows a socially supported response—seeking shelter with family—while the larger narrative reminds readers that worldly ties and power shift quickly under divine providence.