Text 36]
Ideal Family Life
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from whom;  agra-pūjāyām —the first to be worshiped;  mataḥ —decision;  pātratayā —selected as the best person to preside over the Rājasūya-yajña;  acyutaḥ —Krṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
O King Yudhiṣṭhira, the demigods, many great sages and saints including even the four sons of Lord Brahmā, and I myself were present at your Rājasūya sacrificial ceremony, but when there was a question of who should be the first person worshiped, everyone decided upon Lord Krṣṇa, the Supreme Person.
PURPORT
This is a reference to the Rājasūya sacrifice performed by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira. In that meeting there was a great turmoil over selecting the best person to be worshiped first. Everyone decided to worship Śrī Krṣṇa. The only protest came from Śiśupāla, and because of his vehement opposition he was killed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 36
जीवराशिमिराकीर्णं अण्डकोशाङ्घ्रिपोमहान् । तन्मूलत्वादच्युतेज्या सर्वजीवात्मेतर्पणम् ॥३६॥
jīva-rāśibhir ākīrṇa aṇḍa-kośāṅghripo mahān tan-mūlatvād acyutejyā sarva-jīvātma-tarpaṇam
jīva-rāśibhiḥ —by millions and millions of living entities;  ākīrṇaḥ —filled up or spread over;  aṇḍa-kośa —the whole universe;  aṅghripaḥ —like a tree;  mahān —very, very great;  tat-mūlatvāt —because of being the root of this tree;  acyuta-ijyā —worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  sarva —of all;  jīva-ātma —living entities;  tarpaṇam —satisfaction.
TRANSLATION
The entire universe, which is full of living entities, is like a tree whose root is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Acyuta