Shloka 1
Khāṇḍava-dāha: Indra’s Countermeasures and the Nāga Aśvasena’s Escape (आदि पर्व, अध्याय २१८)
अपर बक। ] अति्ऑशाड (सुभद्राहरणपर्व) अष्टादशाधिकद्धिशततमो< ध्याय: रैवतक पर्वतके उत्सवमें अर्जुनका सुभद्रापर आसक्त होना और श्रीकृष्ण तथा युधिष्ठिरकी अनुमतिसे उसे हर ले जानेका निश्चय करना वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः कतिपयाहस्य तस्मिन् रैवतके गिरौ | वृष्ण्यन्धकानाम भवदुत्सवो नृपसत्तम,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--नृपश्रेष्ठ तदनन्तर कुछ दिन बीतनेके बाद रैवतक पर्वतपर वृष्णि और अन्धकवंशके लोगोंका एक बड़ा भारी उत्सव हुआ
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | tataḥ katipayāhasya tasmin raivatake girau | vṛṣṇyandhakānāṃ bhavad utsavo nṛpasattama ||
Vaiśampāyana said: O best of kings, after a few days had passed, on that Raivataka mountain there took place a grand festival of the Vṛṣṇis and the Andhakas. This festive gathering becomes the setting in which personal desire and social custom begin to press upon questions of rightful conduct and consent, soon shaping decisive action.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes a morally charged setting: communal celebration can become the stage where private intention meets public norms, and forthcoming choices must be weighed against dharma, consent, and social responsibility.
After some days, a major festival of the Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka clans is held on Mount Raivataka; this event sets up the subsequent developments involving Arjuna and Subhadrā.