Text 36] Ideal Family Life 183
from whom; agra-pijayam—the first to be worshiped; matah—deci-
sion; patratayd—selected as the best person to preside over the
Rajasiiya-yajfia; acyutah—Krsna.
TRANSLATION

O King Yudhisthira, the demigods, many great sages and saints
including even the four sons of Lord Brahma, and I myself were
present at your Rajasiya sacrificial ceremony, but when there was
a question of who should be the first person worshiped, everyone
decided upon Lord Krsna, the Supreme Person.

PURPORT

This is a reference to the Rajasiiya sacrifice performed by Maharaja
Yudhisthira. In that meeting there was a great turmoil over selecting the
best person to be worshiped first. Everyone decided to worship Sri Krsna.
The only protest came from Sisupala, and because of his vehement op-
position he was killed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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Jiva-rasibhir akirna
anda-kosanghripo mahan
tan-miilatvdd acyutejya
sarva-jivatma-tarpanam

Jiva-rasibhih—by millions and millions of living entities; akirnah—
filled up or spread over; anda-kosa—the whole universe; anghripah—
like a tree; mahdn—very, very great; tat-milatvat—because of being
the root of this tree; acyuta-ijya —worship of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; sarva—of all; jiva-dtma—living entities; tarpanam—satisfac-
tion.

TRANSLATION

The entire universe, which is full of living entities, is like a tree

whose root is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Acyuta
