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
在盛大的罗阇苏耶祭中，般度之子尤提士提罗王亲见一大奇事：车提王希舒帕罗竟得“萨尤吉亚”，融入至上主瓦苏戴瓦——圣克里希纳之身。王心生惊异，便向在座的天仙圣者那罗陀请问其因；在场诸牟尼亦皆聆听此问。
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.