Shloka 33
Aghāsura-vadha: The Killing and Deliverance of Aghāsura
पीनाहिभोगोत्थितमद्भुतं मह- ज्ज्योति: स्वधाम्ना ज्वलयद् दिशो दश । प्रतीक्ष्य खेऽवस्थितमीशनिर्गमं विवेश तस्मिन् मिषतां दिवौकसाम् ॥ ३३ ॥
pīnāhi-bhogotthitam adbhutaṁ mahaj jyotiḥ sva-dhāmnā jvalayad diśo daśa pratīkṣya khe ’vasthitam īśa-nirgamaṁ viveśa tasmin miṣatāṁ divaukasām
خرج من جسد الحيّة العظيمة نورٌ باهرٌ عجيب، فأضاء بضيائه الإلهي الجهات العشر. وبقي معلّقًا في السماء ينتظر خروج كريشنا من فم الجسد، ثمّ أمام أنظار الآلهة دخل ذلك النور في جسد شري كريشنا.
Apparently the serpent named Aghāsura, because of having received association with Kṛṣṇa, attained mukti by entering Kṛṣṇa’s body. Entering the body of Kṛṣṇa is called sāyujya-mukti, but later verses prove that Aghāsura, like Dantavakra and others, received sārūpya-mukti. This has been broadly described by Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura with references from the Vaiṣṇava-toṣaṇī of Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. Aghāsura attained sārūpya-mukti, being promoted to the Vaikuṇṭha planets to live with the same four-armed bodily features as Viṣṇu. The explanation of how this is so may be summarized as follows.
FAQs
This verse describes a great effulgence rising from Vatsāsura and entering Śrī Kṛṣṇa, indicating that even an enemy slain by the Lord can attain a form of liberation through direct contact with Him.
The verse says it remained in the sky awaiting the Lord’s ‘departure’ (īśa-nirgama), then merged into Him—highlighting that the Lord is the ultimate shelter and controller of all destinies.
It underscores that Kṛṣṇa is the supreme refuge; cultivating devotional connection to Him brings the highest spiritual benefit—far beyond what even extraordinary events or powers can offer.