Shloka 13
Rājasūya: Agrapūjā for Kṛṣṇa and the Slaying (and Liberation) of Śiśupāla
हैमा: किलोपकरणा वरुणस्य यथा पुरा । इन्द्रादयो लोकपाला विरिञ्चिभवसंयुता: ॥ १३ ॥ सगणा: सिद्धगन्धर्वा विद्याधरमहोरगा: । मुनयो यक्षरक्षांसि खगकिन्नरचारणा: ॥ १४ ॥ राजानश्च समाहूता राजपत्न्यश्च सर्वश: । राजसूयं समीयु: स्म राज्ञ: पाण्डुसुतस्य वै । मेनिरे कृष्णभक्तस्य सूपपन्नमविस्मिता: ॥ १५ ॥
haimāḥ kilopakaraṇā varuṇasya yathā purā indrādayo loka-pālā viriñci-bhava-saṁyutāḥ
The sacrificial utensils were of gold, as in the ancient Rājasūya once performed by Lord Varuṇa. Indra and the other rulers of the worlds came with Brahmā and Śiva; the Siddhas and Gandharvas with their retinues; the Vidyādharas; great serpents; sages; Yakṣas and Rākṣasas; celestial birds; Kinnaras; Cāraṇas; and the kings of the earth with their queens. All were invited, and from every direction they assembled for the Rājasūya of King Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Pāṇḍu. Seeing such opulence, they were not at all astonished, for it was perfectly fitting for a devotee of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was universally famous as a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and thus nothing was impossible for him.
FAQs
This verse shows the extraordinary stature of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya: even cosmic rulers like Indra, along with Brahmā and Śiva, attended, and opulent ritual paraphernalia was present.
Śukadeva describes their attendance as part of the universal recognition of the sacrifice’s legitimacy and grandeur under Yudhiṣṭhira’s dharmic rule, in the presence of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Honor sacred duty with sincerity and reverence—when actions are aligned with dharma and devotion, they naturally attract respect, support, and auspicious outcomes.