Texts 44-45
tarpayitvā khāṇḍavena
vahniṁ phālguna-saṁyutaḥ
mocayitvā mayaṁ yena
rājñe divyā sabhā kṛtā
uvāsa katicin māsān
rājñaḥ priya-cikīrṣayā
viharan ratham āruhya
phālgunena bhaṭair vṛtaḥ
tarpayitvā — satisfying; khāṇḍavena — with the Khāṇḍava forest; vahnim — the fire-god; phālguna — by Arjuna; saṁyutaḥ — accompanied; mocayitvā — saving; mayam — the demon Maya; yena — by whom; rājñe — for the King (Yudhiṣṭhira); divyā — celestial; sabhā — assembly hall; kṛtā — made; uvāsa — He resided; katicit — several; māsān — months; rājñaḥ — to the King; priya — pleasure; cikīrṣayā — with a desire to give; viharan — sporting; ratham — His chariot; āruhya — riding; phālgunena — with Arjuna; bhaṭaiḥ — by guards; vṛtaḥ — surrounded.
Desiring to please King Yudhiṣṭhira, the Lord resided at Indraprastha for several months. During His stay, He and Arjuna satisfied the fire-god by offering him the Khāṇḍava forest, and they saved Maya Dānava, who then built King Yudhiṣṭhira a celestial assembly hall. The Lord also took the opportunity to go riding in His chariot in the company of Arjuna, surrounded by a retinue of soldiers.
Śrīla Prabhupāda writes in Kṛṣṇa: “It was during this time that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, with the help of Arjuna, for the satisfaction of the fire-god, Agni, allowed Agni to devour the Khāṇḍava forest. During the forest fire, Kṛṣṇa saved the demon Mayāsura, who was hiding in the forest. Upon being saved, Mayāsura felt obliged to the Pāṇḍavas and Lord Kṛṣṇa, and he constructed a wonderful assembly house within the city of Hastināpura. In this way, Lord Kṛṣṇa, in order to please King Yudhiṣṭhira, remained in the city of Hastināpura for several months. During His stay, He enjoyed strolling here and there. He used to drive on chariots along with Arjuna, and many warriors and soldiers used to follow them.”
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Seventy-first Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Lord Travels to Indraprastha.”