Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 11
Rājasūya: Agrapūjā for Kṛṣṇa and the Slaying (and Liberation) of Śiśupāla
उपहूतास्तथा चान्ये द्रोणभीष्मकृपादय: । धृतराष्ट्र: सहसुतो विदुरश्च महामति: ॥ १० ॥ ब्राह्मणा: क्षत्रिया वैश्या: शूद्रा यज्ञदिदृक्षव: । तत्रेयु: सर्वराजानो राज्ञां प्रकृतयो नृप ॥ ११ ॥
upahūtās tathā cānye droṇa-bhīṣma-kṛpādayaḥ dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saha-suto viduraś ca mahā-matiḥ
O King, others who were invited included Droṇa, Bhīṣma, Kṛpa, Dhṛtarāṣṭra with his sons, the wise Vidura, and many other brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras, all eager to witness the sacrifice. Indeed, all the kings came there with their entourages.
FAQs
This verse says they came out of eagerness to witness the sacred sacrifice, indicating the public, celebrated nature of a great Vedic yajña performed by a righteous emperor.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī addresses Parīkṣit Mahārāja (“O King”), continuing his narration of events surrounding Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya.
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