SB 7.1.13 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

अत्रैवोदाहृत: पूर्वमितिहास: सुरर्षिणा । प्रीत्या महाक्रतौ राजन् पृच्छतेऽजातशत्रवे ॥ १३ ॥

Verse text

atraivodāhṛtaḥ pūrvam itihāsaḥ surarṣiṇā prītyā mahā-kratau rājan pṛcchate ’jāta-śatrave

Synonyms

atra — in this connection ; eva — certainly ; udāhṛtaḥ — was recited ; pūrvam — previously ; itihāsaḥ — an old story ; sura — ṛṣiṇā — by the great sage Nārada ; prītyā — with joy ; mahā — kratau — at the great Rājasūya sacrifice ; rājan — O King ; pṛcchate — to the inquiring ; ajāta — śatrave — Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, who had no enemy .

Translation

Formerly, O King, when Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was performing the Rājasūya sacrifice, the great sage Nārada, responding to his inquiry, recited historical facts showing how the Supreme Personality of Godhead is always impartial, even when killing demons. In this regard he gave a vivid example.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Formerly, when Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was performing the Rājasūya sacrifice, Nārada, responding to his inquiry, recited a story in this connection. To clarify the meaning of his statements, Śukadeva tells a story concerning the Lord’s equal friendship with all beings.

Purport

This relates to how the Lord exhibited His impartiality even when killing Śiśupāla in the arena of the Rājasūya yajṣa performed by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira.