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TEXT 11
suta uvaca
upadharya vacas tasya
bhagavan bhakta-vatsalah
apandavam idam kartum
drauner astram abudhyata
SYNONYMS
sutah uvacaSuta Gosvami said; upadharyaby hearing her patiently; vacahwords; tasyahher; bhagavanthe Personality of Godhead; bhakta-vatsalahHe who is very much affectionate towards His devotees; apandavamwithout the existence of the Pandavas' descendants; idamthis; kartumto do it; draunehof the son of Dronacarya; astramweapon; abudhyataunderstood.
TRANSLATION
Suta Gosvami said: Having patiently heard her words, Lord Sri Krsna, who is always very affectionate to His devotees, could at once understand that Asvatthama, the son of Dronacarya, had thrown the brahmastra to finish the last life in the Pandava family.
PURPORT
The Lord is impartial in every respect, but still He is inclined towards His devotees because there is a great necessity of this for everyone's wellbeing. The Pandava family was a family of devotees, and therefore the Lord wanted them to rule the world. That was the reason He vanquished the rule of the company of Duryodhana and established the rule of Maharaja Yudhisthira. Therefore, He also wanted to protect Maharaja Pariksit, who was lying in embryo. He did not like the idea that the world should be without the Pandavas, the ideal family of devotees.
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