Shloka 54

Rājasūya: Agrapūjā for Kṛṣṇa and the Slaying (and Liberation) of Śiśupāla

Devanagari script

य इदं कीर्तयेद् विष्णो: कर्म चैद्यवधादिकम् । राजमोक्षं वितानं च सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

ya idaṁ kīrtayed viṣṇoḥ karma caidya-vadhādikam rāja-mokṣaṁ vitānaṁ ca sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

One who recites these deeds of Lord Viṣṇu—including the slaying of Śiśupāla, the deliverance of the kings, and the performance of the Rājasūya sacrifice—is freed from all sins.

Synonyms

• यः: whoever
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• कीर्तयेत्: should recite, should glorify
• कीर्तयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कीर्तय् (धातु; causative of √कीर्त्/√कृत्?; standard √कीर्त् denom.)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive)

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; object of kīrtayet

• चैद्य-वध-आदिकम्: beginning with the killing of Caidya (Śiśupāla)
• चैद्य-वध-आदिकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चैद्य + वध + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; adjective to कर्म (deeds such as the slaying of Caidya)

• राज-मोक्षम्: the king's deliverance/liberation
• राज-मोक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; additional object of kīrtayet

• वितानम्: the (sacrificial) arrangement/extension; rite
• वितानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वितान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; additional object of kīrtayet

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चय-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सर्व-पापैः: from all sins
• सर्व-पापैः: Apādāna (अपादान) (sense: freed from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन (instrumental); in passive, denotes separation/source sense with प्रमुच्यते

• प्रमुच्यते: is released, is freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Purport

Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Seventy-fourth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice.”

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Caidya (Śiśupāla)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the benefits of reciting the Śiśupāla-vadha pastime?

This verse states that one who recites or glorifies Lord Viṣṇu’s deed of killing Śiśupāla, along with the account of his liberation, becomes freed from all sins.

Why does the Bhagavatam mention Śiśupāla’s liberation after being killed by Krishna?

Because the Lord’s actions are spiritually purifying: even an offender like Śiśupāla attained liberation by the Lord’s direct contact, and hearing this teaches the supremacy of the Lord and the purifying power of His līlā.

How can I apply the teaching of Bhagavatam 10.74.54 in modern life?

Make regular time for kīrtana and śravaṇa—recite, read, or listen to Krishna/Viṣṇu līlās with sincerity—using the practice as a daily purification of mind and habits.