SB 10.71.43 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.71.43

सुखं निवासयामास धर्मराजो जनार्दनम् । ससैन्यं सानुगामत्यं सभार्यं च नवं नवम् ॥ ४३ ॥

sukhaṁ nivāsayām āsa

[sukham nivaasayaam aasa]

dharma-rājo janārdanam

[dharma-raajo janaardanam]

sa-sainyaṁ sānugāmatyaṁ

[sa-sainyam saanugaamatyam]

sa-bhāryaṁ ca navaṁ navam

[sa-bhaaryam cha navam navam]

Word-for-word

sukham — comfortably nivāsayām āsa — accommodated dharma - rājaḥ — the king of religiosity, Yudhiṣṭhira janārdanam — Lord Kṛṣṇa sa - sainyam — with His army sa - anuga — with His servants amatyam — and ministers sa - bhāryam — with His wives ca — and navam navam — newer and newer .

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sukhaṁ nivāsayām āsa

sukham

comfortably

nivāsayām āsa

accommodated

dharma-rājo janārdanam

dharma - rājaḥ

the king of religiosity, Yudhiṣṭhira

janārdanam

Lord Kṛṣṇa

sa-sainyaṁ sānugāmatyaṁ

sa - sainyam

with His army

sa - anuga

with His servants

amatyam

and ministers

sa - bhāryam

with His wives

sa-bhāryaṁ ca navaṁ navam

and

navam navam

newer and newer .

Important Words

dharma - rājaḥ — king of dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira
Yudhiṣṭhira's title — dharma-rāja. His hospitality is itself dharma, not extracurricular kindness. The Bhāgavata treats welcoming a Vaiṣṇava as a kṣatriya-vidhi.
janārdanam — Lord Kṛṣṇa, agitator of (asura-)minds
Janārdana — He who shakes up unworthy hearts and answers worthy ones. Yudhiṣṭhira accommodates the very Lord whose name announces His double effect on the universe.
navam navam — newer and newer
Reduplication of novelty. Bhakti's love-economy: the same Beloved receives a fresh welcome each day. Rūpa Gosvāmī's nava-nava-rasa-utpatti — the constant renewal of rasa — has its narrative root here.

King Yudhiṣṭhira arranged for Kṛṣṇa’s rest and saw to it that all who came along with Him — namely His queens, soldiers, ministers and secretaries — were comfortably situated. He arranged that they would experience a new feature of reception every day while staying as guests of the Pāṇḍavas.

Purport

This translation is taken from Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Kṛṣṇa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

King Yudhiṣṭhira arranged for Kṛṣṇa's rest and saw to it that all who came along with Him—namely His queens, soldiers, ministers and secretaries—were comfortably situated. He arranged that they would experience a new feature of reception every day while staying as guests of the Pāṇḍavas.

Commentary

Yudhisthira arranged for Krsna stay there in such a way that each day became a new experience.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

He made arrangements for them because he was the king of dharma. Kṛṣṇa is called Janārdana be because the devotees always request to see him (janārdanam). It was suitable for Yudhisṭhira to make these arrangements for Kṛṣṇa since Yudhiṣṭhira was the best of devotees wanting to see him.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

Viśvakarmā previous made the palace of large size for this purpose, with interior and external portions. He made arrangements for them because he was the king of dharma. Kṛṣṇa is called Janārdana because the devotees always request to see him (janārdanam). It was suitable for Yudhisṭhira to make these arrangements for Kṛṣṇa since Yudhiṣṭhira was the best of devotees wanting to see him. Anuga refers to Kṛṣṇa’s sons, grandsons, Uddhava and others. Amātya refers to Kṛtavarma and others.

Related values & verses

Related values

Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomAbhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)Ahimsa (Non-violence / Compassion)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)

Personal Guidance

Yudhiṣṭhira arranged comfortable rest for everyone — queens, soldiers, ministers, secretaries — and a new welcome experience each day. Sustained hospitality requires sustained care, not just initial flourish.

Reflection Questions

Where is my hospitality strong at the start and weak in continuation?
What practice would help me keep tending guests with fresh attention?

Analogy

Yudhiṣṭhira arranging fresh reception every day for Kṛṣṇa, His queens, soldiers, ministers and secretaries is like a gardener who, finding the spring rains have come, plants something new in every bed each morning — the host's joy renews itself by daily invention.

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