Question

write briefly about the crictically bad character of shishupal in mahabharat in 250 words

Answer 1

The Mahabharata states that Shishupala was born with three eyes and four arms . His parents were inclined to cast him out , but were warned by a voice not to do so , as his time had not come . It also foretold that his superfluous members should disappear when a certain person took the child into his lap , and that he would eventually die by the hands of that same person . Coming to visit his cousin , Krishna placed the child on his knees and the extra eye and arms disappeared indicating Shishupala ' s death was destined at the hands of Krishna . In the Mahabharata , Shishupala ' s mother was given a vow by Krishna , her nephew, that he would pardon his cousin Shishupala for a hundred offenses .
Rukmi , the prince of Vidarbha , was very close to Shishupala . He wanted his sister Rukmini to marry Shishupala . But before the ceremony could take place , Rukmini was carried away by Krishna ( according to her wish ) . This made Shishupala hate Krishna .
When Yudhishthira underwent the Rajasuya Yajna , he sent Bhima to obtain the fealty of Shishupala , now king after his father ' s death . Shishupala accepted Yudhishthira ' s supremacy with no protest , and was invited to the final ceremony at Indraprastha .
At that event , the Pandavas decided that Krishna would be their honored guest . At that time Shishupala insulted Krishna as a cowherd and worthless to be honoured as a king. At the same event , he committed his 100 th sin and was pardoned by Krishna . On insulting him again , which was considered as the 101 st sin , Krishna released his Sudarshana Chakra on him and killed him on the spot .
The Shishupala Vadha is a work of classical
Sanskrit poetry ( kāvya ) composed by Māgha in the 7 th or 8 th century . It is an epic poem in 20 sargas ( cantos ) of about 1800 highly ornate stanzas and is considered one of the six Sanskrit mahakavyas , or " great epics " . It is also known as the Māgha - kāvya after its author . Like other kavyas , it is admired more for its exquisite descriptions and lyrical quality than for any dramatic development of plot .