yadaiva kṛṣṇaḥ sandiṣṭaḥ
pÄrthÄnÄá¹ paramÄdbutam
kÄrayÄm Äsa nagaraá¹
vicitraá¹ viÅ›vakarmaṇÄ

 yadÄ eva - when; kṛṣṇaḥ - Lord Kṛṣṇa; sandiṣṭaḥ - requested; pÄrthÄnÄm - for the sons of Pá¹›thÄ; parama - most; adbhutam - amazing; kÄrayÄm Äsa - He had constructed; nagaram - a city; vicitram - full of variety; viÅ›vakarmaá¹‡Ä - by ViÅ›vakarmÄ, the architect of the demigods.


Text

[Describing a previous incident, Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said:] Upon the request of the PÄṇá¸avas, Lord Kṛṣṇa had ViÅ›vakarmÄ build them a most wonderful and amazing city.

Purport

ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« mentions that this city was constructed before the burning of the KhÄṇá¸ava forest and hence before the Lord found His bride KÄlindÄ«.