Sages & Others
Shishupala
शिशुपाल
King of Chedi
Who was Shishupala?
Shishupala (शिशुपाल): King of Chedi, one of the sages and supporting figures in the Mahabharata. King of Chedi and sworn enemy of Krishna, who had promised Shishupala's mother to forgive a hundred offenses.
Quick Facts
| Sanskrit name | शिशुपाल |
|---|---|
| Title / Epithet | King of Chedi |
| Faction | Sages & Others |
| Key traits | abusive, reckless, proud, doomed |
| Featured in | 17 stories |
About Shishupala
King of Chedi and sworn enemy of Krishna, who had promised Shishupala's mother to forgive a hundred offenses. At Yudhishthira's Rajasuya he hurled his hundred-and-first insult, and the Sudarshana chakra took his head.
In Their Words
Why is the cowherd honored first among kings?
Shishupala
Traits
- abusive
- reckless
- proud
- doomed
Story Appearances
Stories Featuring Shishupala
15 further tales on this site name Shishupala, in canonical reading order.
- The Impossible ChallengeDestiny works in mysterious ways. The rejected princes of Hastinapura, believed dead, revealed themselves as the...
- The Weighing of the BharataThe gods put the epic in a balance against the four Vedas, and Sauti recites the eighteen books
- The Hundred PardonsThe birth and boon of Shishupala
- The Imperial CeremonyThe Rajasuya story contains a profound teaching about divine patience and justice. Krishna endured ninety-nine insults...
- The Vow of the Soft TongueVyasa's warning, and the promise Yudhishthira made instead
- What the Blind King Was ToldDuryodhana's inventory of the rajasuya, and the quarrel it started
- Chedi, Kingdom of the Sky-Going KingFrom Uparichara Vasu to Shishupala
- The Conquest of the EastBhima's road for the rajasuya
- The Promise Made in the Kamyaka WoodsThe allies arrive, and Draupadi asks Krishna what her friendship is worth
- How a Charioteer Came to Know GodThe blind king asks why the sight was given to a suta
- What Krishna Had Already DoneArjuna asks, and gets a list he did not expect
- Four Duels on the Fourteenth DayKshemadhurti, Viradhanwan, Niramitra and Vyaghradatta go down before Drona's division
- What Drupada Said About DuryodhanaFive kings die in front of Drona in one afternoon, and Drupada names the man who is not on the field
- Karna at RajapuraA bride carried off, a hundred kings unhorsed, and the city a rival gave away
- The Horse Goes SouthEkalavya's son, and the day Dwaraka grabbed the bridle
Places in Shishupala's Story
Drawn from the stories Shishupala appears in.
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