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After King Yudhiṣṭhira took his bath at the conclusion of the sacrifice and stood in the midst of all the learned sages and brāhmaṇas, he seemed exactly like the king of heaven and thus looked very beautiful King Yudhiṣṭhira generously rewarded all the demigods who participated in the yajña, and, being greatly satisfied, all of them left, praising the king’s activities and glorifying Lord Kṛṣṇa.

enabled the performance of the Rājasūya-yajña arranged by King Yudhiṣṭhira to be successfully completed, and , being requested by His cousins and relatives, He remained in Hastināpura for a few months more. Although King Yudhiṣṭhira and his brothers were unwilling to have Lord Kṛṣṇa leave Hastināpura, Kṛṣṇa arranged to take permission from the king to return to Dvārakā, and thus He returned home along with His queens and ministers.

He invited all the qualified brāhmaṇas and sages to take part and appointed them to different positions He invited the most expert brāhmaṇas and sages, whose names are as follows: Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva Besides all these brāhmaṇas and sages, he invited such respectable old men as Droṇācārya, Bhīṣma (the grandfather of the Kurus), Kṛpācārya and Dhṛtarāṣṭra. , chivalrous kṣatriyas, well-to-do vaiśyas and faithful śūdras, all visited the ceremony.

All the kings present, belonging to the Kuru dynasty, Matsya dynasty, Kekaya dynasty and Sṛñjaya dynasty , were very angry and immediately took up their swords and shields to kill Śiśupāla, who was so foolish Śiśupāla did not care to think of the pros and cons of his foolish talking, and instead of stopping when he saw that all the kings were ready to kill him, he stood to fight with them and took up his sword and shield.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī assured Mahārāja Parīkṣit that the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa – the killing of Śiśupāla and Jarāsandha and the releasing of the imprisoned kings – are all transcendental vibrations and that anyone

He said, “Lord Kṛṣṇa, the best amongst the members of the Yadu dynasty and the protector of His devotees , between energy and the energetic, or between one part of the body and another. Since everyone is part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, there is no qualitative difference between Kṛṣṇa and all Everything is an emanation of Kṛṣṇa’s energies, material and spiritual. heat and light and the fire itself.

and carry out orders from You, and whenever they are fortunate enough to receive such orders, they immediately take them and keep them on their heads. O Kṛṣṇa, You are unlimited, and although we sometimes think of ourselves as royal kings and rulers of the world and become puffed up over our paltry positions, we are very poor in heart. mercifully accept our orders and carry them out properly.

Sahadeva was fortunate to know of the glories of Kṛṣṇa, and after describing them in brief, he stopped King Yudhiṣṭhira, after hearing the confirmation by all present, especially by the brāhmaṇas and learned First of all, King Yudhiṣṭhira, along with his brothers, wives, children, other relatives and ministers , washed the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa and sprinkled the water on their heads. and ornaments before Him for His use.

execute a particular action with the help of a particular part of our body, but He can do anything and And because His transcendental body is full of knowledge and bliss in eternity, He doesn’t undergo the six kinds of material changes – birth, existence, growth, production, dwindling and vanishing. Unforced by any external energy, He is the supreme cause of the creation, maintenance and dissolution He should therefore be offered the first worship in this great sacrifice, and no one should disagree.

felt such ecstasy by honoring Kṛṣṇa, his only lovable object, that tears glided down from his eyes, and thus worshiped by King Yudhiṣṭhira, all the members present in the assembly stood up with folded hands and All joined together to offer their respectful obeisances to Kṛṣṇa, and there were showers of flowers

When Śiśupāla was thus killed, a great roar and howl went up from the crowd. The merging of Śiśupāla’s soul into the transcendental body of Kṛṣṇa reminds us of the story of Jaya and For their return to the Vaikuṇṭha world, it was arranged that both Jaya and Vijaya, for three consecutive births, would act as deadly enemies of the Lord, and that at the end of these lives they would return to the Vaikuṇṭha world and serve the Lord as His associates.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I can appreciate now the statement of the Vedas that, after all, time is the predominating but I cannot agree with the statement of a boy like Sahadeva, who has spoken so highly about Kṛṣṇa and meeting there are many personalities who have undergone great austerities, who are highly learned, and they are worshipable even by the great demigods, kings and emperors. I cannot understand how you have selected this cowherd boy, Kṛṣṇa, and have left aside all these great

that He has left Mathurā, which is inhabited by highly elevated persons following the Vedic culture, and Instead of living openly, He has constructed a fort within the water and is living in a place where there And whenever He comes out of the fort, He simply harasses the citizens like a dacoit, thief or rogue.

He generously remunerated the priests and learned sages for their engagement in the execution of the sacrifice, and after performing all this routine work, he took his bath.

Therefore, he could not tolerate such honoring of Kṛṣṇa and glorification of His qualities. his seat, but as he became angrier at Kṛṣṇa’s being honored, he stood up suddenly, raised his hand and spoke very strongly and fearlessly against Lord Kṛṣṇa in such a way that Lord Kṛṣṇa could hear him distinctly

The story of the fall of Jaya and Vijaya from the Vaikuṇṭha planets to the material world is described The killing of Śiśupāla has a direct link with that narration of Jaya and Vijaya, but the most important It is therefore a misconception that the Lord acts with someone in relationship of friend and with someone

participate in the great sacrifice were all the exalted demigods, including Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and including Gandharvaloka, Siddhaloka, Janaloka, Tapoloka, Nāgaloka, Yakṣaloka, Rākṣasaloka, Pakṣiloka and Cāraṇaloka, as well as famous kings and their queens. All the respectable sages, kings and demigods who assembled there agreed unanimously that King Yudhiṣṭhira The learned brāhmaṇas and priests saw to it that the sacrifice by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was performed

When Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrated these incidents of Kṛṣṇa’s killing Śiśupāla and described the successful Duryodhana by nature was very envious because of his sinful life, and he appeared in the dynasty of the

The brāhmaṇa priests and sages in charge of the sacrificial ceremony constructed the sacrificial arena as usual with a plow of gold, and they initiated King Yudhiṣṭhira as the performer of the great sacrifice

He was always absorbed in thought of Kṛṣṇa, and thus he first got the salvation of sāyujya-mukti, merging into the existence of the Supreme, and was finally reinstated in his original position of personal service