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 | 2 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
Places in Shishupala's Story
Drawn from the stories Shishupala appears in.
Related Characters
Others counted among the Sages & Others.