Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.71.39

govindaḿ gṛham ānīya

deva-deveśam ādṛtaḥ

pūjāyāḿ nāvidat kṛtyaḿ

pramodopahato nṛpaḥ

SYNONYMS

govindam — Lord Kṛṣṇa; gṛhamto His quarters; ānīya — bringing; deva — of all gods; deva-īśam — the Supreme God and controller; ādṛtaḥ — reverential; pūjāyāmin the ritual worship; na avidat — did not know; kṛtyam — the details of performance; pramoda — by his great joy; upahataḥ — overwhelmed; nṛpaḥ — the King.

TRANSLATION

King Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully brought Lord Govinda, the Supreme God of gods, to his personal quarters. The King was so overcome with joy that he could not remember all the rituals of worship.

PURPORT

Śrīla Prabhupāda writes, "As he brought Kṛṣṇa within the palace, King Yudhiṣṭhira became so confused in his jubilation that he practically forgot what he was to do at that time in order to receive Kṛṣṇa and worship Him properly."

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