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
ఆ మహా అజగర దేహం నుండి ఒక అద్భుత మహాజ్యోతి బయలుదేరి, తన స్వధామ తేజంతో దశదిశలను ప్రకాశింపజేసింది. కృష్ణుడు నోటి నుండి బయటకు వచ్చే వరకు అది ఆకాశంలో నిలిచి, దేవతలు చూస్తుండగా ఆ జ్యోతి శ్రీకృష్ణుని దేహంలో ప్రవేశించింది.
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.