Shloka 7
Duryodhana’s Envy at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya and the Avabhṛtha Festival
भीमो महानसाध्यक्षो धनाध्यक्ष: सुयोधन: । सहदेवस्तु पूजायां नकुलो द्रव्यसाधने ॥ ४ ॥ गुरुशुश्रूषणे जिष्णु: कृष्ण: पादावनेजने । परिवेषणे द्रुपदजा कर्णो दाने महामना: ॥ ५ ॥ युयुधानो विकर्णश्च हार्दिक्यो विदुरादय: । बाह्लीकपुत्रा भूर्याद्या ये च सन्तर्दनादय: ॥ ६ ॥ निरूपिता महायज्ञे नानाकर्मसु ते तदा । प्रवर्तन्ते स्म राजेन्द्र राज्ञ: प्रियचिकीर्षव: ॥ ७ ॥
bhīmo mahānasādhyakṣo dhanādhyakṣaḥ suyodhanaḥ sahadevas tu pūjāyāṁ nakulo dravya-sādhane
Bhīma oversaw the kitchen, and Duryodhana managed the treasury. Sahadeva respectfully welcomed the arriving guests, while Nakula procured the needed supplies. Arjuna attended the venerable elders, Śrī Kṛṣṇa washed everyone’s feet, Draupadī served the meal, and the generous Karṇa distributed gifts in charity. Yuyudhāna, Vikarṇa, Hārdikya, Vidura, Bhūriśravā and other sons of Bāhlīka, and Santardana and many more likewise volunteered for various duties in that great sacrifice, eager to please Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, O best of kings.
FAQs
This verse shows devotees and kings joyfully accepting assigned duties—cooking, honoring guests, serving elders, charity—indicating that sincere service in a sacred setting is itself dharma and devotion.
Śukadeva describes Kṛṣṇa personally performing humble service—washing feet—highlighting His līlā of teaching humility and honoring devotees, even while being the Supreme Lord.
Take up responsibilities cheerfully, serve elders and guests with respect, and see even ordinary tasks as offerings—this cultivates humility, harmony, and devotion.