Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, 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
祭祀所用器具皆为黄金，正如往昔伐楼那天神所行王祭一般。因陀罗等诸世界守护者，与梵天、湿婆同来；诸悉达与乾闼婆率众而至；又有持明者、巨蛇、圣仙、夜叉与罗刹、天鸟、紧那罗、查罗那；并且人间诸王与王后也尽皆受邀，从四方汇聚于般度之子犹提士提罗王的王祭。见此盛大富丽，他们毫不惊异，因为这正合乎一位克里希纳圣 भक्त的身份。
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.