Shloka 44

Uddhava’s Counsel: The Jarāsandha Resolution and Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Indraprastha

Devanagari script

तर्पयित्वा खाण्डवेन वह्निं फाल्गुनसंयुत: । मोचयित्वा मयं येन राज्ञे दिव्या सभा कृता ॥ ४४ ॥ उवास कतिचिन्मासान् राज्ञ: प्रियचिकीर्षया । विहरन् रथमारुह्य फाल्गुनेन भटैर्वृत: ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

tarpayitvā khāṇḍavena vahniṁ phālguna-saṁyutaḥ mocayitvā mayaṁ yena rājñe divyā sabhā kṛtā

Translation

Wishing to please King Yudhiṣṭhira, the Lord stayed in Indraprastha for several months. During that time, with Phālguna (Arjuna) He satisfied the fire-god by offering the Khāṇḍava forest, and He rescued Maya Dānava, who then built the king a celestial assembly hall. The Lord also rode out with Arjuna upon His chariot, surrounded by an escort of soldiers.

Synonyms

• तर्पयित्वा: having satisfied
• तर्पयित्वा: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive—prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तृप् (धातु) + णिच् + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), causative (णिच्): ‘तर्पयित्वा’ = having satisfied

• खाण्डवेन: with (the) Khāṇḍava (forest)
• खाण्डवेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वह्निम्: Agni; the fire-god
• वह्निम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• फाल्गुनसंयुतः: accompanied by Phālguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनसंयुतः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फाल्गुन-संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; फाल्गुन + सम्-युज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सह/सम्बन्धार्थ: ‘फाल्गुनेन संयुक्तः’), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• मोचयित्वा: having freed
• मोचयित्वा: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive—prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + णिच् + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), causative (णिच्): ‘मोचयित्वा’ = having freed/released

• मयम्: Maya (Mayāsura)
• मयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; असुरविशेष (Mayāsura)

• येन: by whom; through whom
• येन: करण/हेतु (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• राज्ञे: for the king
• राज्ञे: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• दिव्या: divine; splendid
• दिव्या: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; सभा इति विशेषण

• सभा: assembly hall
• सभा: कर्म (Karma—result/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृता: was made/built
• कृता: क्रियाफल/विधेय (Predicative result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) used predicatively; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘निर्मिता’

Purport

Śrīla Prabhupāda writes in Kṛṣṇa: “It was during this time that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, with the help of Arjuna, for the satisfaction of the fire-god, Agni, allowed Agni to devour the Khāṇḍava forest. During the forest fire, Kṛṣṇa saved the demon Mayāsura, who was hiding in the forest. Upon being saved, Mayāsura felt obliged to the Pāṇḍavas and Lord Kṛṣṇa, and he constructed a wonderful assembly house within the city of Hastināpura. In this way, Lord Kṛṣṇa, in order to please King Yudhiṣṭhira, remained in the city of Hastināpura for several months. During His stay, He enjoyed strolling here and there. He used to drive on chariots along with Arjuna, and many warriors and soldiers used to follow them.”

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Phālguna (Arjuna)
• Agni
• Maya Dānava
• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

Why did Krishna and Arjuna help Agni burn the Khāṇḍava forest in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse recalls that Kṛṣṇa, together with Arjuna, satisfied Agni by enabling the burning of Khāṇḍava—an event that also led to rescuing Maya, who later served the Pāṇḍavas by building a wondrous sabhā.

Who is Maya mentioned in Bhagavatam 10.71.44, and what did he do?

Maya is Maya Dānava, an expert architect who was rescued during the Khāṇḍava episode; in gratitude, he constructed a marvelous royal assembly hall for King Yudhiṣṭhira.

What is the practical lesson from Bhagavatam 10.71.44 for devotees today?

Devotional friendship and service to dharma bear lasting fruits—helping the Lord’s devotees and supporting righteous leadership can create enduring benefits for society.