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
En aquel palacio resplandecían, reunidas por Maya Dānava, el artífice del universo, las opulencias de los reyes de los hombres, de los daityas y de los dioses, brillando en múltiples formas. Con esas riquezas, Draupadī, hija del rey Drupada, servía a sus esposos; y Duryodhana, príncipe de los Kurus, con el corazón prendado de ella, se consumía en lamento.
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.