Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.68.35
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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sudharmā
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Sudharmā assembly hall
Heaven's parliament, brought to earth and installed in Dvārakā. The Yadus deliberate in a hall that the demigods themselves once shared. The Kurus deliberate in Hastināpura's hall — which, by verse 41, will be sliding sideways.
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pārijātaḥ
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the pārijāta tree
Heaven's wish-fulfilling tree. Plucked from Indra's garden and replanted in Dvārakā for Satyabhāmā. The Lord who took it walks now, by some Kuru reasoning, as 'unfit for a throne.'
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amara - aṅghripaḥ
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tree of the immortals
Aṅghripa = literally 'foot-drinker' = tree (one that drinks through its roots). The immortals had it; the Lord took it. Possession passes wherever the Lord wishes.
Here Lord Balarāma angrily states, “Never mind the Yadus — these rascal Kauravas even dare to insult Lord Kṛṣṇa!”
Remembering their words, "How audacious the Yadavas are" , angrily he expresses how they insulted even Krsna in three verses. "Is he not fit for the king’s throne?"
In criticizing the Yadus they also criticized Kṛṣṇa. For the pleasure of humans, Kṛṣṇa defeated the devatās for the pārijāta flower. Is he not worthy to sit on the throne? Kila expresses mockery or shaking the head. Certainly he is worthy. Or certainly he is worthy but others who are insignificant are not.
Because of a curse of previous excellent persons, the Yādavas cannot sit on the throne. Kṛṣṇa who is directly bhagavān is also not qualified for the throne. In this way they speak of him. In anger Balarāma speaks two verses. Humans are not qualified for the pārijāta tree but Kṛṣṇa brought it for them by defeating Indra and the devatās. Having all powers, he is qualified for the throne. Kila expresses mockery or means “certainly.”
- Where might I be dismissing Kṛṣṇa by dismissing those who serve Him?
- How do I cultivate respect for the Lord's circle?
The man who walked into heaven and walked out with its rarest tree under His arm — and the Kurus say He is unfit for a throne. The absurdity is its own refutation.
Kṛṣṇa brought the pārijāta tree from Indra's heaven to please Satyabhāmā (SB 10.59). At the same period, He installed the Sudharmā assembly hall — heaven's own council chamber — in His Dvārakā (SB 10.50.54). Both episodes lie within the present canto.
Balarāma is not quoting myth; He is reminding the Kurus of recent events. Their pride is not just adharmic — it is forgetful, blind to news barely a few chapters old.
My note
Source: vedabase.io