After performing the ritualistic observances for the death of his brother, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being extremely unhappy, tried to pacify his nephews.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
हिरण्यकशिपुर्भ्रातुः सम्परेतस्य दुःखितः । कृत्वा कटोदकादीनि भ्रातृपुत्रानसान्त्वयत्
hiraṇyakaśipurbhrātuḥ samparetasya duḥkhitaḥ | kṛtvā kaṭodakādīni bhrātṛputrānasāntvayat
SB 7.2.17