Shloka 36
Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage
Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins
तद् दृष्ट्वा कृपयागृह्णाच्छान्तनुर्मृगयां चरन् । कृप: कुमार: कन्या च द्रोणपत्न्यभवत्कृपी ॥ ३६ ॥
tad dṛṣṭvā kṛpayāgṛhṇāc chāntanur mṛgayāṁ caran kṛpaḥ kumāraḥ kanyā ca droṇa-patny abhavat kṛpī
ಬೇಟೆಗೆ ಹೊರಟಿದ್ದ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಶಾಂತನು ಅರಣ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿದ್ದಿದ್ದ ಆ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಶಿಶುಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಕರುಣೆಯಿಂದ ಅವರನ್ನು ಮನೆಗೆ ಕರೆತಂದನು. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಆ ಕುಮಾರ ‘ಕೃಪ’ ಎಂದು, ಆ ಕನ್ಯೆ ‘ಕೃಪೀ’ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧರಾದರು. ನಂತರ ಕೃಪೀ ದ್ರೋಣಾಚಾರ್ಯನ ಪತ್ನಿಯಾದಳು.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Twenty-first Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Dynasty of Bharata.”
FAQs
It says that King Śāntanu, while hunting, compassionately accepted the two children; the boy was known as Kṛpa, and the girl Kṛpī later became Droṇa’s wife.
They are siblings taken in by King Śāntanu; Kṛpa later becomes famed as Kṛpācārya, and Kṛpī becomes the wife of Droṇācārya.
It highlights dharmic compassion—protecting and supporting the vulnerable can shape destinies and strengthen society through responsible care.