Shloka 25

Kṛṣṇa Visits Indraprastha; Kuntī’s Remembrance; Kālindī and Further Marriages

Devanagari script

भगवांस्तत्र निवसन् स्वानां प्रियचिकीर्षया । अग्नये खाण्डवं दातुमर्जुनस्यास सारथि: ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

bhagavāṁs tatra nivasan svānāṁ priya-cikīrṣayā agnaye khāṇḍavaṁ dātum arjunasyāsa sārathiḥ

Translation

Der Höchste Herr verweilte dort eine Zeitlang, um Seine Geweihten zu erfreuen. Einmal wollte Śrī Kṛṣṇa den Khāṇḍava-Wald dem Feuergott Agni als Gabe darbringen und wurde daher Arjunas Wagenlenker.

Synonyms

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्य (proper epithet)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• निवसन्: residing
• निवसन्: कर्ता (Karta/Agent, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√वस् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘भगवान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• स्वानाम्: of his own (people)
• स्वानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; स्वकीयजनानाम्

• प्रियचिकीर्षया: with the wish to please (them)
• प्रियचिकीर्षया: हेतु/करण (Hetu/Instrumental-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय + चिकीर्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘प्रियं कर्तुम्’ इति अर्थे (desire/intention to do what is dear)

• अग्नये: to Agni (Fire-god)
• अग्नये: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• खाण्डवम्: the Khāṇḍava (forest)
• खाण्डवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; वननाम

• दातुम्: to give
• दातुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose/Infinitival)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); ‘दातुं’ = to give

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna
• अर्जुनस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• आस: was
• आस: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सारथिः: (as) charioteer
• सारथिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘भगवान्’ इत्यस्य विधेय (predicate noun)

Purport

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains the sequence of events that occurred during Lord Kṛṣṇa’s stay with the Pāṇḍavas. He states that first the Khāṇḍava forest was burned, then Kālindī was found, then the city was constructed, and then the assembly hall was presented to the Pāṇḍavas.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Arjuna
• Agni

FAQs

Why did Krishna become Arjuna’s charioteer in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse explains that Kṛṣṇa accepted the role of Arjuna’s charioteer to please His own devotees and to facilitate offering the Khāṇḍava forest to Agni.

What is the Khāṇḍava forest episode mentioned in Bhagavata Purana Canto 10?

It refers to the Khāṇḍava-dāha event, where Agni desired to consume the Khāṇḍava forest, and Kṛṣṇa assisted Arjuna so the offering could be completed.

What practical lesson does this shloka teach about bhakti?

Kṛṣṇa willingly serves and arranges extraordinary outcomes for the sake of His devotees—teaching that sincere devotion invites divine reciprocation and guidance in one’s duties.