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Therefore we should give the highest honor to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord. If we do so, we will be honoring all living beings and also our own selves.
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- Thus surrounded by His well-wishing relatives and praised on all sides, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the crest jewel of the justly renowned, entered the decorated city.
- With wide-open eyes, the members of the royal household came forward in a flurry to lovingly greet Lord Mukunda, and thus the Lord entered the royal palace.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa bowed down to His aunt and the wives of His elders, O King, and then Draupadī and the Lord’s sister bowed down to Him.
- The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Your decision is perfect, O King, and thus your noble fame will spread to all the worlds, O tormentor of your enemies.
- First conquer all kings, bring the earth under your control and collect all the required paraphernalia; then execute this great sacrifice.
- No one in this world, even a demigod—what to speak of an earthly king—can defeat My devotee with his strength, beauty, fame or riches.
- What can the tolerant not bear? What will the wicked not do? What will the generous not give in charity? And who will those of equal vision see as an outsider?
- He indeed is to be censured and pitied who, though able to do so, fails to achieve with his temporary body the lasting fame glorified by great saints.
- Over there is Bhīma, son of Pṛthā, and this is his brother Arjuna. Know Me to be their maternal cousin, Kṛṣṇa, your enemy.
- Having said this, Jarāsandha offered Bhīmasena a huge club, took up another himself and went outside the city.
- As they skillfully circled left and right, like actors dancing on a stage, the fight presented a magnificent spectacle.
- As they thus fought, this contest between opponents of equal training, strength and stamina reached no conclusion. And so they kept on fighting, O King, without any letup.
- Having determined how to kill the enemy, that Lord of infallible vision made a sign to Bhīma by tearing in half a small branch of a tree.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings
- O master, Madhusūdana, we do not blame this King of Magadha, since it is actually by Your mercy that kings fall from their royal position, O almighty Lord.
- Please tell us how we may constantly remember Your lotus feet, though we continue in the cycle of birth and death in this world.
- Again and again we offer our obeisances unto Lord Krishna, Hari, the son of Vasudeva. That Supreme Soul, Govinda, vanquishes the suffering of all who surrender to Him.
- As you live your lives, begetting generations of progeny and encountering happiness and distress, birth and death, always keep your minds fixed on Me.
- O descendant of Bharata, the Lord then had King Sahadeva honor them with offerings of clothing, jewelry, garlands and sandalwood paste, all suitable for royalty.
- The kings told their ministers and other associates what the Personality of Godhead had done, and then they diligently carried out the orders He had imparted to them.
- When they arrived at Indraprastha, the victorious heroes blew their conchshells, bringing joy to their well-wishing friends and sorrow to their enemies.
- That You, the lotus-eyed Supreme Lord, accept the orders of wretched fools who presume themselves rulers is a great pretense on Your part, O all-pervading one.
- O unconquerable Mādhava, even Your devotees make no distinctions of “I” and “mine,” “you” and “yours,” for this is the perverted mentality of animals.
- On the day of extracting the soma juice, King Yudhiṣṭhira properly and very attentively worshiped the priests and the most exalted personalities of the assembly.
- Therefore we should give the highest honor to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord. If we do so, we will be honoring all living beings and also our own selves.
- Upon hearing such intolerable blasphemy of the Lord, several members of the assembly covered their ears and walked out, angrily cursing the King of Cedi.
- Anyone who fails to immediately leave the place where he hears criticism of the Supreme Lord or His faithful devotee will certainly fall down, bereft of his pious credit.
- An effulgent light rose from Śiśupāla’s body and, as everyone watched, entered Lord Kṛṣṇa just like a meteor falling from the sky to the earth.
- Then the Lord, the son of Devakī, took the reluctant permission of the King and returned to His capital with His wives and ministers.
- Female dancers danced with great joy, and choruses sang, while the loud vibrations of vīnās, flutes and hand cymbals reached all the way to the heavenly regions.
- Men and women, all adorned with sandalwood paste, flower garlands, jewelry and fine clothing, sported by smearing and sprinkling one another with various liquids.
- The kettledrums of the gods resounded, along with those of human beings. Demigods, sages, forefathers and humans all poured down showers of flowers.
- My dear Parīkṣit, the Supreme Lord remained there for some time to please the King, after first sending Sāmba and the other Yadu heroes back to Dvārakā.
- I have now replied to your question, O King, concerning why Duryodhana was dissatisfied on the occasion of the great Rājasūya sacrifice.
- The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis
- Lord Śiva said, “So be it.” On his order, Maya Dānava, who conquers his enemies’ cities, constructed a flying iron city named Saubha and presented it to Śālva.
- Seeing His subjects so harassed, the glorious and heroic Lord Pradyumna told them, “Do not fear,” and mounted His chariot.
- When they saw the glorious Pradyumna perform that amazing and mighty feat, all the soldiers on both sides praised Him.
- Wherever Śālva would appear with his Saubha ship and his army, there the Yadu commanders would shoot their arrows.
- With this rule in mind, I removed You from the battlefield, since You had been struck unconscious by Your enemy’s club and I thought You were seriously injured.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva
- Gada, Sātyaki, Sāmba and others began killing Śālva’s army, and thus all the soldiers inside the airship began falling into the ocean, their necks severed.
- The Lord said to Himself: Because I have come here with My respected elder brother, kings partial to Śiśupāla may well be attacking My capital city.
- lva’s hurtling spear lit up the whole sky like a mighty meteor, but Lord Śauri tore the great weapon into hundreds of pieces with His arrows.
- Those who witnessed this all cried out in dismay. Then the master of Saubha roared loudly and addressed Lord Janārdana.
- Having said this, the furious Lord swung His club with frightening power and speed and hit Śālva on the collarbone, making him tremble and vomit blood.
- After Govinda spoke these words, the master of Saubha again appeared, apparently leading Vasudeva before the Lord. Śālva then spoke as follows.
- Such is the account given by some sages, O wise King, but those who speak in this illogical way are contradicting themselves, having forgotten their own previous statements.
- The Killing of Dantavakra, Vidūratha and Romaharṣaṇa
COMMENTARY
Yudhiṣṭhira worshiped the priests on the day of extracting soma (sūtye ’hany).
|| 10.74.18 ||
sadasyāgryārhaṇārhaṁ vai vimṛśantaḥ sabhā-sadaḥ
nādhyagacchann anaikāntyāt sahadevas tadābravīt
TRANSLATION
The members of the assembly then pondered over who among them should be worshiped first, but since there were many personalities qualified for this honor, they were unable to decide. Finally Sahadeva spoke up.
COMMENTARY
The undecided members (na adhyagacchan) of the assembly were the less intelligent ones, and not such exalted personalities as Brahmā, Śiva and Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva, who thought, “Since today no one is asking our opinion, why should we say anything? Furthermore, Sahadeva is here and he is renowned for his sharp skill in analyzing all sorts of circumstances. He can help appoint the person who is to be worshiped first. Only if he somehow fails to speak or cannot understand the situation will we speak up, despite no one’s having inquired from us.” Having made up their minds in this way, these great personalities remained silent.
|| 10.74.19 ||
arhati hy acyutaḥ śraiṣṭhyaṁ bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ
eṣa vai devatāḥ sarvā deśa-kāla-dhanādayaḥ
TRANSLATION
[Sahadeva said:] Certainly it is Acyuta, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and chief of the Yādavas, who deserves the highest position. In truth, He Himself comprises all the demigods worshiped in sacrifice, along with such aspects of the worship as the sacred place, the time and the paraphernalia.
COMMENTARY
Sahadeva said, “Acyuta factually possesses supremacy (śraiṣṭhyaṁ) in both the absolute and relative sense. It goes without saying that Kṛṣṇa is supreme among all demigods, sacred places, time and wealth.”
|| 10.74.20-21 ||
yad-ātmakam idaṁ viśvaṁ kratavaś ca yad-ātmakāḥ
agnir āhutayo mantrā sāṅkhyaṁ yogaś ca yat-paraḥ
eka evādvitīyo ’sāv aitad-ātmyam idaṁ jagat
ātmanātmāśrayaḥ sabhyāḥ sṛjaty avati hanty ajaḥ
TRANSLATION
This entire universe is founded upon Him, as are the great sacrificial performances, with their sacred fires, oblations and mantras. Sāṅkhya and yoga both aim toward Him, the one without a second. O assembly members, that unborn Lord, relying solely on Himself, creates, maintains and destroys this cosmos by His personal energies, and thus the existence of this universe depends on Him alone.
COMMENTARY
Here Sahadeva expands on his previous statement: “Kṛṣṇa alone is the aim (yat paraḥ) of jñāna (sāṅkhya) and aṣṭāṅga yoga. Kṛṣṇa is advitīyaḥ, one without a second, and nothing is different from Him since He is one with everything (aitad-ātmyam). O members of the assembly, being His own shelter (ātma-āśrayaḥ) Kṛṣṇa is not dependent on anyone else. As the original unborn (ajaḥ) Lord, Kṛṣṇa creates, maintains and destroys (sṛjaty avati hanty) the universe. If you have differing opinions then present them and I will settle them.”
|| 10.74.22 ||
vividhānīha karmāṇi janayan yad-avekṣayā
īhate yad ayaṁ sarvaḥ śreyo dharmādi-lakṣaṇam
TRANSLATION
He creates the many activities of this world, and thus by His grace the whole world endeavors for the ideals of religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation.
COMMENTARY
Sahadeva said, “By the mercy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa all the karmic activities of the entire world and their fruits as well are realized. For this reason alone it is proper to worship Him first. Furthermore, by Kṛṣṇa’s mercy alone on this earth planet (iha:bhūr-loke) (avekṣayā: anugraheṇa) one can perform austerities, yoga and other practices (vividhānīha karmāṇi) for self-realization. And from Kṛṣṇa alone all people gain auspicious results in pursuit of their dharma. Both the action and the result depend on Kṛṣṇa.”
|| 10.74.23 ||
tasmāt kṛṣṇāya mahate dīyatāṁ paramārhaṇam
evaṁ cet sarva-bhūtānām ātmanaś cārhaṇaṁ bhavet
TRANSLATION
|| 10.74.24 ||
sarva-bhūtātma-bhūtāya kṛṣṇāyānanya-darśine
deyaṁ śāntāya pūrṇāya dattasyānantyam icchatā
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