Shloka 13
Bhīṣmadeva’s Passing Away in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa
संस्थितेऽतिरथे पाण्डौ पृथा बालप्रजा वधू: । युष्मत्कृते बहून् क्लेशान् प्राप्ता तोकवती मुहु: ॥ १३ ॥
saṁsthite ’tirathe pāṇḍau pṛthā bāla-prajā vadhūḥ yuṣmat-kṛte bahūn kleśān prāptā tokavatī muhuḥ
至于我的儿媳普丽塔（昆蒂）：大将般度这位“至上战车者”去世后，她携众多幼子成了寡妇，因此饱受艰辛；而当你们长大后，也因你们的作为，她仍屡屡承受苦楚。
The sufferings of Kuntīdevī are doubly lamented. She suffered greatly because of early widowhood and to get her minor children brought up in the royal family. And when her children were grown up, she continued to suffer because of her sons’ actions. So her sufferings continued. This means that she was destined to suffer by providence, and this one has to tolerate without being disturbed.
FAQs
Bhīṣma states that after Pāṇḍu’s death, Kuntī—raising small children—endured repeated hardships, and he attributes these sufferings to Krishna’s arrangement within His divine plan.
While offering prayers before leaving his body, Bhīṣma recalls how Krishna guided events around the Pāṇḍavas and Kuntī, highlighting His hidden protection even amid their trials.
It encourages steadiness in devotion during adversity—seeing repeated challenges as occasions to deepen surrender, rather than as proof of abandonment.