bhīṣmo droṇo 'mbikā-putro

gāndhārī sa-sutā tathā

sa-dārāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ kuntī

sañjayo viduraḥ kṛpaḥ

kuntībhojo virāṭaś ca

bhīṣmako nagnajin mahān

purujid drupadaḥ śalyo

dhṛṣṭaketuḥ sa kāśi-rāṭ

damaghoṣo viśālākṣo

maithilo madra-kekayau

yudhāmanyuḥ suśarmā ca

sa-sutā bāhlikādayaḥ

rājāno ye ca rājendra

yudhiṣṭhiram anuvratāḥ

śrī-niketaḿ vapuḥ śaureḥ

sa-strīkaḿ vīkṣya vismitāḥ

bhishmah dronah ambika-putrah -- Bhisma, Drona and the son of Ambika (Dhritarashtra); gandhari -- Gandhari; sa -- together with; sutah -- her sons; tatha -- also; sa-darah -- with their wives; pandavah -- the sons of Pandu; kunti -- Kunti; sanjayah vidurah kripah -- Sanjaya, Vidura and Kripa; kuntibhojah viratah ca -- Kuntibhoja and Virata; bhishmakah -- Bhismaka; nagnajit -- Nagnajit; mahan -- the great; purujit drupadah salyah -- Purujit, Drupada and Salya; dhrishtaketuh -- Dhrishtaketu; sah -- he; kasi-rat -- the King of Kasi; damaghoshah visalakshah -- Damaghosha and Visalaksha; maithilah -- the King of Mithila; madra-kekayau -- the kings of Madra and Kekaya; yudhamanyuh susarma ca -- Yudhamanyu and Susarma; sa-sutah -- with their sons; bahlika-adayah -- Bahlika and others; rajanah -- kings; ye -- who; ca -- and; raja-indra -- O best of kings (Parikshit); yudhishthiram -- Maharaja Yudhishthira; anuvratah -- following; sri -- of opulence and beauty; niketam -- the abode; vapuh -- the personal form; saureh -- of Lord Krishna; sa-striikam -- along with His wives; vikshya -- seeing; vismitah -- amazed.


Texto

All the royalty present, including Bhishma, Drona, Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and her sons, the Pandavas and their wives, Kunti, Sanjaya, Vidura, Kripacarya, Kuntibhoja, Virata, Bhishmaka, the great Nagnajit, Purujit, Drupada, Salya, Dhrishtaketu, Kasiraja, Damaghosha, Visalaksha, Maithila, Madra, Kekaya, Yudhamanyu, Susarma, Bahlika with his associates and their sons, and the many other kings subservient to Maharaja Yudhishthira -- all of them, O best of kings, were simply amazed to see the transcendental form of Lord Krishna, the abode of all opulence and beauty, standing before them with His consorts.

Significado

All these kings were now followers of Yudhishthira because he had subjugated each of them to earn the privilege of performing the Rajasuya sacrifice. The Vedic injunctions state that a kshatriya who wants to execute the Rajasuya for elevation to heaven must first send out a "victory horse" to roam freely; any other king whose territory this horse enters must either voluntarily submit or face the kshatriya or his representatives in battle.