Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.72.8
ऋषीणां पितृदेवानां सुहृदामपि न: प्रभो ।
सर्वेषामपि भूतानामीप्सित: क्रतुराडयम् ॥ ८ ॥
ṛṣīṇāṁ pitṛ-devānāṁ
[risheenaam pitri-devaanaam]
suhṛdām api naḥ prabho
[suhridaam api nah prabho]
sarveṣām api bhūtānām
[sarveshaam api bhootaanaam]
īpsitaḥ kratu-rāḍ ayam
[eepsitah kratu-raad ayam]
Word-for-word
ṛṣīṇām
—
for the sages
pitṛ
—
departed forefathers
devānām
—
and demigods
suhṛdām
—
for the friends
api
—
also
naḥ
—
our
prabhoḥ
—
master
sarveṣām
—
for all
api
—
as well
bhūtānām
—
living beings
īpsitaḥ
—
desirable
kratu
—
of major Vedic sacrifices
rāṭ
—
king
ayam
—
this .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ṛṣīṇāṁ pitṛ-devānāṁ
ṛṣīṇām
for the sages
pitṛ
departed forefathers
devānām
and demigods
suhṛdām api naḥ prabho
suhṛdām
for the friends
api
also
naḥ
our
prabhoḥ
master
sarveṣām api bhūtānām
sarveṣām
for all
api
as well
bhūtānām
living beings
īpsitaḥ kratu-rāḍ ayam
īpsitaḥ
desirable
kratu
of major Vedic sacrifices
rāṭ
king
ayam
this .
Important Words
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ṛṣīṇām
—
for the sages
Genitive plural. The Rājasūya satisfies the ṛṣis through Vedic recitation and dakṣiṇā — the sacrifice nourishes the very order that transmits dharma.
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pitṛ-devānām
—
of the forefathers and demigods
Compound. The sacrifice repays the two ancestral debts (pitṛ-ṛṇa, deva-ṛṇa) that bind every embodied being. A king who performs Rājasūya frees his entire lineage.
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suhṛdām
—
for the well-wishers
Kṛṣṇa includes Himself in 'our friends' — suhṛdām naḥ. Bhagavān as suhṛt-sarva-bhūtānām (Gītā 5.29) is named here in passing, as if it were the most ordinary thing.
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kratu-rāṭ
—
king of sacrifices
Compound. Rājasūya is itself a king — the Rājan among yajñas. The mood: only the king-of-yajñas befits the King-of-kings being worshipped through it.
Indeed, My lord, for the great sages, the forefathers and the demigods, for Our well-wishing friends and, indeed, for all living beings, the performance of this king of Vedic sacrifices is desirable.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Indeed, My lord, for the great sages, the forefathers and the demigods, for Our well-wishing friends and, indeed, for all living beings, the performance of this king of Vedic sacrifices is desirable.
Commentary
After collecting the items perform (aharasva) the sacrifice.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Not only by gaining fame do you make everyone happy but by you everyone will become happy. For Pitṛs, devatās, and us, your friends, this sacrifice will increase our appreciation of the Lord and thus increase our affection for him. Or this sacrifice is desire by all because of your humble nature. You are capable (prabho)!
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Personal Guidance
Sages, forefathers, demigods, friends, and all living beings benefit from a great sacrifice. Genuine acts of worship ripple outward, helping beings we will never meet.
Reflection Questions
- Whose unseen benefit is part of my sādhana?
- How does seeing the wider effect of worship shape my motivation?
Analogy
A village well during a drought is not chosen for the comfort of one family — it serves sages, ancestors, deities, friends, and animals alike. Kṛṣṇa frames the Rājasūya as exactly that well: a sacrifice whose water reaches every order of being.
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