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शिशुपालवधपर्वन् (zizupAlavadhaparvan)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
शिशु—पाल—वध-पर्वन्
n.
N.
 of a ch. of the Mahā-bhārata, ii, 1418-1627 on the same subject
Mahabharata
English
Śiśupālavadhaparvan (“of the killing of Śiśupāla, ” the 27th of the minor parvans of Mhbhr., cf. Śiśupālavadha). § 290: As Yudhishṭhira was afraid that his sacrifice might be obstructed, Bhīshma consoled him, saying that Kṛshṇa was invincible (II, 40). Śiśupāla again censured Bhīshma and Kṛshṇa, and compared Bhīshma to the old swan, who always preached of virtue, so that the other birds gave him food and kept their eggs with him
but the old swan used to eat up their eggs, till he was found out and slain (II, 41). Śiśupāla censured Kṛshṇa's behaviour towards Jarāsandha
Bhīma rushed up in anger, but was restrained by Bhīshma, while Śiśupāla was boasting (II, 42). Bhīshma said: Śiśupāla was born with three eyes and four hands, and brayed like an ass
his parents resolved to abandon him, but were prevented by an incorporeal voice who foreboded that that man in whose lap the child would be sitting, when its superfluous arms would fall down and the third eye on its forehead disappear, should be its slayer. Though the child was placed upon the laps of 1, 000 kings, this came not to pass until Rāma and Kṛshṇa went to the capital of the Cedis to see their father's sister (the mother of Śiśupāla), when the boy was placed on the lap of Kṛshṇa
then the arms fell down and the eye disappeared. Kṛshṇa granted to Śiśupāla's mother the boon that he would pardon 100 offences of Śiśupāla's (II, 43). Bhīshma declared that Kṛshṇa himself had wanted to provoke the boast of Śiśupāla. Śiśupāla reproached Bhīshma because he did not rather praise the other kings (a), such as the Bālhika king Darada (b), or Karṇa (c), etc.
he compared Bhīshma to the bird Bhūliṅga (d). Bhīshma expressed his contempt for such talk. The kings became angry and proposed to kill Bhīshma, who relied upon Kṛshṇa (II, 44).--§ 291: Śiśupāla challenged Kṛshṇa, being desirous to slay him with all the Pāṇḍavas. Kṛshṇa related (a) how Śiśupāla, hearing that the Sātvatas had gone to Prāgjyotisha, came and burnt Dvārakā
(b) that when king Bhoja was sporting on the Raivataka hill, he fell upon his attendants and slew many of them and led many away in chains to his own city
(c) in order to obstruct the sacrifice of Kṛshṇa's father, he stole the sacrificial horse that had been let loose under the guard of armed men
(d) that he ravished the reluctant wife of Babhru on her way from Hāstinapura (so Nīl.) to the Sauvīras
(e) that disguising himself in the attire of the Kārūsha king, he had ravished Bhadrā Vaiśālī (i.e. daughter of the king of Viśālā, Nīl.)
(f) that he had desired Rukmiṇī, but failed to obtain her
(g) that he (Kṛshṇa) had promised to pardon him 100 times, and that the number had now become full. Kṛshṇa then thought of his discus, which came into his hand
therewith he instantly cut off the head of Śiśupāla
the kings beheld a fiery energy issuing out of the body of Śiśupāla and entering Kṛshṇa's body
the sky, though cloudless, poured showers of rain, etc. Yudhishṭhira caused his brothers to perform the funeral rites of Śiśupāla, the son of Damaghosha
then he, with all the kings, installed the son of Śiśupāla in the sovereignty of the Cedis.--§ 292, v. Rājasūyikaparvan.