Shloka 36
तद् दृष्ट्वा कृपयागृह्णाच्छान्तनुर्मृगयां चरन् । कृप: कुमार: कन्या च द्रोणपत्न्यभवत्कृपी ॥ ३६ ॥
tad dṛṣṭvā kṛpayāgṛhṇāc chāntanur mṛgayāṁ caran kṛpaḥ kumāraḥ kanyā ca droṇa-patny abhavat kṛpī
मृगयेसाठी फिरत असताना महाराज शांतनूंनी त्या दोन्ही बालकांना वनात पडलेले पाहिले आणि करुणेने त्यांना घरी आणले. म्हणून तो कुमार ‘कृप’ म्हणून ओळखला गेला आणि ती कन्या ‘कृपी’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध झाली. पुढे कृपी द्रोणाचार्याची पत्नी झाली.
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.