Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.75.3

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca

pitāmahasya te yajñe

rājasūye mahātmanaḥ

bāndhavāḥ paricaryāyāḿ

tasyāsan prema-bandhanāḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-bāḍarāyaniḥ uvāca — Śrī Bādarāyaṇi (Śukadeva Gosvāmī) said; pitāmahasya — of the grandfather; te — your; yajñe — at the sacrifice; rājasūye — the Rājasūya; mahā-ātmanaḥ — of the great soul; bāndhavāḥ — family members; paricaryāyām — in humble service; tasya — for him; āsan — were situated; prema — -by love; bandhanāḥ — who were bound.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: At the Rājasūya sacrifice of your saintly grandfather, his family members, bound by their love for him, engaged themselves in humble services on his behalf.

PURPORT

King Yudhiṣṭhira did not force his relatives to accept different tasks at the sacrifice. Rather, out of their love for him they volunteered for such duties.

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