Rajasuyayaga and the agrapuja of krishna
Then at the time of agrapuja, the ritual of first honour, Sahadeva announce his intention to do agrapuja to
Avadhath cha tham etham agragaNyam
vibuDhAnAm pitharam pathim gurm cha
harim archithum archyamudhyathAh smah
thath aSeshaih anmanyathAm suDheebhih
He is Lord Vishnu Himself,known through the Vedas, the first and foremost of all devas and the father, Lord and acharya of all. Hence we have come forward to worship Him fi that st. Let this be permitted by the wise of this assembly.
Desika says that there was a shower of flowers, accompanied by the buzzing of bees that came with them, on the head of Sahadeva indicating that the devas will honour the one who worships Hari.
All have agreed except Sisupla who got angry and insulted the pandavas and udhidhtira in particular for doing puja for a cowherd, ignoring Bheeshma and others.
He also started abusing
Bheeshma tried to pacify him with good words. He said that to worship someone else when the one who bestows all benefits including moksha is nearby, is like discarding kousthubha for red stones. Propitiating Kishna will bring all purusharthas including moksha and abusing him will result only in residence in hell. Bheeshma also reminded Sisupala that when
Sisupala was the son of sister of Vasudeva and when he was born a celestial voice told his mother that when the person who will cause hid death come b near him the extra two arms and eye will vanish. This happened when
Bheeshma further said that there are so many in the assembly who knew the meaning of the Vedas and they are being disgraced by the words of Sisupala and censure him. Bheeshma admonishing Sisupala said that if he did not listen to the words which were uttered for his own benefit he could as well consider himself gone with final ablution performed in respect of him.
Then Bheeshma addressed the assembly of kings and sages extolling
viDhihastha DhrthAth yadhanghri padhmAth
chyavamAnA pavan mAna veganeetha
vipunAthi jaganthi dhivyasinDhuh
kramathe hantha thadharchane vivAdDhah
To debate on worshipping Him, from whose feet, grasped by Brahma, the divine Ganga flows and carried by the wind purifies all the worlds, is really distressing and Sisupala is like an animal that is going to be sacrificed in the battle that is to be but he can be excused if he thinks that Krishna, whom devas worship should not be worshipped by humans. But hehad been abusing Krishna and hence he is going to be the fuel to he hell-fire, because he had already crossed the limit of 100 insults which Krishna promised his mother to tolerate.
Then Sisupal got furious and insulted Bheeshma also. All those assembled were shocke and the yadhavas though flared up kept their silence seeing the face of
Bheeshma told everyone to allow the agrapuja of
The four slokas that follow are the same as those in Gopalavimsathi.
vrajyoshidhapaangaveDHaneeyam madhuraabhaagyam ananyabhogyameede
vasudevavadhoosthanandhayam thath kimapi brahma kishorabhaava dhrsyam-(Gopalavimsati-6)
I worship that Brahman, who appears as a child of Vasudeva and Devaki , who is pierced by the glances of the gopis ( like arrows) and who is the fortune of the
nikateshu nisaamayaami nithyam nigamaantharairadhunaapi mrgyamaanam
yamalaarjuna dhrshtabaalakelim yamunaasaakshikayouvanam kumaaram
(Gopalavimsathi-8)
Let me observe everywhere near me, Him, who is inquired by the vedas even now and eternal, whose childhood sport is witnessed by the twin trees and whose boyhood is wirnessed by the river Yamuna.
Padhaveem adhaveeyaseem vimukthEh ataveesampadham ambuvAhayantheem
aruNADHara sAbilAshavamsAm karuNAm kAraNa mAnusheem bajAmi
(Gopalavimsathi-9)
I worship HIm, who is the cause of the world and the personification of mercy in human form, thus a shortcut to salvation, who is the rainbearing cloud to Brindavan forest and holds the flute, which looks eager to be near His red lips.
adharaahitha chaaruvamsanaaLaah makutaalambhimayoorapicchamaalaah
harineelasilaavibhangaleelaah prathibhaah mamaanthimaprayaaNe santhu
(Gopalavimsathi-12)
May the appearance of the flute applied to the lowerlips, of the garland of peacock feathers at his crown, of the lustre resembling that of sapphire blue always be in front of me when I start on my last journey.
Narada concluded his eulogy with the words `Krathurathra samarpithah krthArThah,' the yaga has become fruitful by this act.
The death of Sisupala
Then Sahadeva,who was respected by those who had the knowledge of the Vedas, performed the worship of
Sisupala went towards
Desika describes Sisupala attacking
madhalupthaDhiyA thadhA abhiyukthah
yadhusimhah sisupAlakunjareNa
vijahAra guhASayah tharasvee
nikhilAraNyaka nirvighAthavrtthih
The foolish elephant, SisupAla ataacked the Lion of Yadhus, who is in his cave, strong and wanders among the animals of the forest unchallenged. The Lord is in the cave of the heart, and has free movement among the Upanishads called Aranyakas. There is pun on the word `AraNyaka,' which means wild animals as well as Upanishads.
Desika describes the battle as `athirAghavarAvaNam,' excelling even that between Rama and Ravana, to indicate its fierceness. Here we see the kavithArkika kesari comparing the battle to vAdfhaprathivAdha, debate between two opponents, who desirous of winning each other, make use of all their arguments like weapons. It created wonder and satisfaction among the kings who were witnessing the fight as the humans and devas get satisfaction from a sacrifice. The word `naradeva' is used to denote the kings which can also be construed as
Sisupala, the moon, lost his luster gradually by coming closer to
Then
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