Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, 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
شکار کے دوران مہاراج شانتنو نے جنگل میں پڑے ہوئے اُن دونوں بچوں کو دیکھا اور رحم کھا کر انہیں گھر لے آیا۔ اس لیے وہ لڑکا ‘کِرپ’ کہلایا اور لڑکی ‘کِرپی’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوئی۔ بعد میں کِرپی درون آچاریہ کی زوجہ بنی۔
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.