Shloka 30
Duryodhana’s Envy at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya and the Avabhṛtha Festival
इत्थं राजा धर्मसुतो मनोरथमहार्णवम् । सुदुस्तरं समुत्तीर्य कृष्णेनासीद् गतज्वर: ॥ ३० ॥
itthaṁ rājā dharma-suto manoratha-mahārṇavam su-dustaraṁ samuttīrya kṛṣṇenāsīd gata-jvaraḥ
Demikianlah Raja Yudhiṣṭhira, putera Dharma, dengan rahmat Śrī Kṛṣṇa berjaya menyeberangi lautan keinginan yang luas dan sukar ditempuh, lalu reda demam membara cita-citanya.
The previous chapters of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam clearly explain that King Yudhiṣṭhira intensely desired to demonstrate to the world the supremacy of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the blessings received by those who surrender to Him. To do this, King Yudhiṣṭhira performed the Rājasūya sacrifice, a very difficult task.
FAQs
This verse says that by Kṛṣṇa’s grace King Yudhiṣṭhira became gata-jvara—freed from the ‘fever’ of anxiety—after crossing beyond the turbulent ocean of desires.
He is called dharma-suta because he is renowned as the son of Dharma (Yama) and as the embodiment of righteousness; the narration highlights his dharmic nature even amid worldly responsibilities.
Treat ambitions as duties to be offered to God rather than obsessions; when desires are aligned with dharma and surrendered to Kṛṣṇa, the mind becomes calmer and less feverish with worry.