Lākshāgṛha
Lākshāgṛha · lākshā-gṛha, “the house of lac”
Lākshāgṛha, the house of lac, is the house in which the Pāṇḍavas were burned. The Brahma Purāṇa speaks of it in the narrative of the Syamantaka gem, where Śrī Kṛshṇa performs the rites for them.
In the Syamantaka account
After Śrī Kṛshṇa had brought back the Syamantaka gem and given it to Satrājit, Akrūra had it stolen by Śatadhanvā of the Bhoja line, and Śatadhanvā killed Satrājit by night and gave the gem to Akrūra. Grieving at her father’s death, Satyabhāmā mounted a chariot and went to Vāraṇāvata, where she told her husband what Śatadhanvā had done.
Kṛshṇa had performed the udaka-kriyā (the water rites) for the Pāṇḍavas, who had been burned in the house of lac, and he appointed Sātyaki for their uttara-kriyā (the after-rites). Then he came at once to Dvārakā and said to Balarāma: “The lion killed Prasena; Śatadhanvā killed Satrājit. The Syamantaka must come to me. Mount the chariot quickly.”
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 17
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 17