Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 14
Nārāyaṇa’s Impartiality, Absorption in Kṛṣṇa, and the Jaya–Vijaya Descent
Prelude to Prahlāda’s History
दृष्ट्वा महाद्भुतं राजा राजसूये महाक्रतौ । वासुदेवे भगवति सायुज्यं चेदिभूभुज: ॥ १४ ॥ तत्रासीनं सुरऋषिं राजा पाण्डुसुत: क्रतौ । पप्रच्छ विस्मितमना मुनीनां शृण्वतामिदम् ॥ १५ ॥
dṛṣṭvā mahādbhutaṁ rājā rājasūye mahā-kratau vāsudeve bhagavati sāyujyaṁ cedibhū-bhujaḥ
Sa dakilang handog na Rājasūya, nasaksihan ni Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, anak ni Pāṇḍu, ang isang pambihirang hiwaga: si Śiśupāla, hari ng Cedi, ay nakamit ang sāyujya at napasanib sa Bhagavān Vāsudeva, si Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Kaya, sa matinding pagkamangha, tinanong niya ang devarṣi Nārada na nakaupo roon tungkol sa dahilan; at narinig din ng lahat ng mga muni ang kanyang tanong.
FAQs
It states that during the Rājasūya sacrifice, the king of Cedi (Śiśupāla) attained sāyujya—merging into Vāsudeva, the Supreme Lord—an event that astonished King Yudhiṣṭhira.
He witnessed the extraordinary result that even an offender like Śiśupāla ultimately attained liberation by the direct contact and supreme position of Vāsudeva.
The verse highlights that ultimate freedom is connected to the Supreme Lord; a modern takeaway is to orient one’s life toward remembrance and sincere spiritual practice centered on God rather than temporary achievements.