Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7 Chapter 1 Verses 14-15

Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 1: The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.1.14-15

dṛṣṭvā mahādbhutaḿ rājā

rājasūye mahā-kratau

vāsudeve bhagavati

sāyujyaḿ cedibhū-bhujaḥ

tatrāsīnaḿ sura-ṛṣiḿ

rājā pāṇḍu-sutaḥ kratau

papraccha vismita-manā

munīnāḿ śṛṇvatām idam

SYNONYMS

dṛṣṭvā — after seeing; mahā-adbhutam — greatly wonderful; rājā — the King; rājasūye — called Rājasūya; mahā-kratau — at the great sacrifice; vāsudeve — into Vāsudeva; bhagavati — the Personality of Godhead; sāyujyam — merging; cedibhū-bhujaḥ — of Śiśupāla, the King of Cedi; tatra — there; āsīnam — seated; sura-ṛṣim — Nārada Muni; rājā — the King; pāṇḍu-sutaḥ — Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Pāṇḍu; kratau — at the sacrifice; papraccha — asked; vismita-manāḥ — being struck with wonder; munīnām — in the presence of the sages; śṛṇvatām — listening; idam — this.

TRANSLATION

O King, at the Rājasūya sacrifice, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Mahārāja Pāṇḍu, personally saw Śiśupāla merge into the body of the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, struck with wonder, he inquired about the reason for this from the great sage Nārada, who was seated there. While he inquired, all the sages present also heard him ask his question.

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