Shloka 21
Rājasūya: Agrapūjā for Kṛṣṇa and the Slaying (and Liberation) of Śiśupāla
यदात्मकमिदं विश्वं क्रतवश्च यदात्मका: । अग्निराहुतयो मन्त्रा साङ्ख्यं योगश्च यत्पर: ॥ २० ॥ एक एवाद्वितीयोऽसावैतदात्म्यमिदं जगत् । आत्मनात्माश्रय: सभ्या: सृजत्यवति हन्त्यज: ॥ २१ ॥
yad-ātmakam idaṁ viśvaṁ kratavaś ca yad-ātmakāḥ agnir āhutayo mantrā sāṅkhyaṁ yogaś ca yat-paraḥ
This entire universe rests upon Him; the great sacrifices, with their sacred fires, oblations, and mantras, are also of His very nature. Sāṅkhya and yoga both seek Him, the one without a second. O members of the assembly, that unborn Lord, relying only upon Himself, by His own energies creates, maintains, and destroys this cosmos; thus the existence of the world depends on Him alone.
FAQs
It declares the Supreme Lord as the sole ultimate Reality—everything that exists depends on Him and is pervaded by Him, even while He remains the independent source.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while narrating the events surrounding the Rājasūya and Śiśupāla’s end.
Seeing one divine source behind all events reduces anxiety and envy, strengthens devotion, and encourages steady dharma—acting responsibly while trusting the Lord’s governance.