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ŚB 10.58.24

Devanagari

यदैव कृष्ण: सन्दिष्ट: पार्थानां परमाद्‍भुतम् ।
कारयामास नगरं विचित्रं विश्वकर्मणा ॥ २४ ॥

Text

yadaiva kṛṣṇaḥ sandiṣṭaḥ
pārthānāṁ paramādbutam
kārayām āsa nagaraṁ
vicitraṁ viśvakarmaṇā

Synonyms

yadā eva — when; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; sandiṣṭaḥ — requested; pārthānām — for the sons of Pṛthā; parama — most; adbhutam — amazing; kārayām āsa — He had constructed; nagaram — a city; vicitram — full of variety; viśvakarmaṇā — by Viśvakarmā, the architect of the demigods.

Translation

[Describing a previous incident, Śukadeva Gosvāmī said:] Upon the request of the Pāṇḍavas, Lord Kṛṣṇa had Viśvakarmā build them a most wonderful and amazing city.

Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī mentions that this city was constructed before the burning of the Khāṇḍava forest and hence before the Lord found His bride Kālindī.