bhagavams tatra nivasan

 svanam priya-cikirsaya

agnaye khandavam datum

 arjunasyasa sarathih

 

Translation: 

 

The Supreme Lord stayed in that city for some time to please His devotees. On one occasion, Sri Krsna wanted to give the Khandava forest as a gift to Agni, and so the Lord became Arjuna’s charioteer.

 

Purport: 

 

Srila Jiva Gosvami explains the sequence of events that occurred during Lord Krsna’s stay with the Pandavas. He states that first the Khandava forest was burned, then Kalindi was found, then the city was constructed, and then the assembly hall was presented to the Pandavas.