Mahabharata · 1.210.8–9
॥
Devanāgarī
तौ विहृत्य यथाकामं प्रभासे कृष्णपाण्डवौ ॥
महीधरं रैवतकं वासायैवाभिजग्मतुः ॥
पूर्वम् एव तु कृष्णस्य वचनात् तं महीधरम् ॥
पुरुषाः समलंचक्रुर् उपजह्रुश् च भोजनम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tau vihṛtya yathākāmaṃ prabhāse kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau ||
mahīdharaṃ raivatakaṃ vāsāyaivābhijagmatuḥ ||
pūrvam eva tu kṛṣṇasya vacanāt taṃ mahīdharam ||
puruṣāḥ samalaṃcakrur upajahruś ca bhojanam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तौ विहृत्य यथाकामं प्रभासे कृष्णपाण्डवौtau vihṛtya yathākāmaṃ prabhāse kṛṣṇapāṇḍavauthe two, having enjoyed themselves at will in Prabhasa, Krishna and the Pandava,
महीधरं रैवतकं वासाय एव अभिजग्मतुःmahīdharaṃ raivatakaṃ vāsāya eva abhijagmatuḥset out for Mount Raivataka to dwell there;
पूर्वम् एव तु कृष्णस्य वचनात् तं महीधरम्pūrvam eva tu kṛṣṇasya vacanāt taṃ mahīdharamand already before, by Krishna's word, that mountain
पुरुषाः समलंचक्रुः उपजह्रुः च भोजनम्puruṣāḥ samalaṃcakruḥ upajahruḥ ca bhojanammen had adorned and had brought food there;
वासायैवाभिजग्मतुःvāsāyaivābhijagmatuḥoriginal form "vāsāyaivābhijagmatuḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समलंचक्रुर्samalaṃcakruroriginal form "samalaṃcakrur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उपजह्रुश्upajahruśoriginal form "upajahruś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"The two, Krishna and the Pandava, having enjoyed themselves at will in Prabhasa, set out for Mount Raivataka to dwell there; and already before, by Krishna's word, men had adorned that mountain and brought food there."
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Here the Lord takes care of His friend's comfort in advance. Krishna had ordered the mountain adorned and refreshments prepared well beforehand: one who loves anticipates the needs of the beloved before they are asked. Here is the Lord's care for His devotee, extending even to small things. So the verse shows Krishna's anticipatory love; and Arjuna is met by a shelter already prepared.