Shloka 32
Duryodhana’s Envy at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya and the Avabhṛtha Festival
यस्मिन् नरेन्द्रदितिजेन्द्रसुरेन्द्रलक्ष्मी- र्नाना विभान्ति किल विश्वसृजोपक्लृप्ता: । ताभि: पतीन् द्रुपदराजसुतोपतस्थे यस्यां विषक्तहृदय: कुरुराडतप्यत् ॥ ३२ ॥
yasmiṁs narendra-ditijendra-surendra-lakṣmīr nānā vibhānti kila viśva-sṛjopakḷptāḥ tābhiḥ patīn drupada-rāja-sutopatasthe yasyāṁ viṣakta-hṛdayaḥ kuru-rāḍ atapyat
In that palace, all the opulences of the kings of men, the lords of the Daityas, and the rulers of the gods—gathered there by Maya Dānava, the wondrous architect of the universe—shone in many splendid forms. With those riches, Draupadī, the daughter of King Drupada, served her husbands, while Duryodhana, the Kuru prince whose heart clung to her, burned in lamentation.
FAQs
He became inwardly tormented because he was infatuated with Draupadī and could not tolerate seeing her honor and service to her husbands amid the assembly’s splendor.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating these events to King Parīkṣit.
Unchecked attraction and envy can make a person suffer even in the midst of beauty and prosperity; cultivating humility and devotion prevents the heart from burning in jealousy.