Shloka 5
Śiśupāla-vadha in the Rājasūya-sabhā (शिशुपालवधः — राजसूयसभायाम्)
भुज्यतामिति तेनोक्ता: कृष्णभीमधनंजया: । जरासंधेन कौरव्य कृष्णेन विकृतं कृतम्,कौरव्य भीष्म! तत्पश्चात् जब उन्होंने कृष्ण, भीम और अर्जुन तीनोंसे भोजन करनेका आग्रह किया, तब इस कृष्णने ही उसका निषेध किया था
bhujyatām iti tenoktāḥ kṛṣṇa-bhīma-dhanañjayāḥ | jarāsandhena kauravya kṛṣṇena vikṛtaṃ kṛtam, kauravya bhīṣma |
Śiśupāla sprach: „Als Jarāsandha Kṛṣṇa, Bhīma und Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) einlud und sagte: ‚Lasst sie essen‘, war es Kṛṣṇa, der diese Anordnung vereitelte. O Kauravya Bhīṣma! Kṛṣṇa hat verdreht, was im Gange war.“
शिशुपाल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how ethical judgments in a royal assembly can be shaped by rhetoric: an action framed as safeguarding dharma or strategy can be attacked as a breach of hospitality and proper procedure. It invites reflection on intention, context, and the reliability of accusatory speech.
Śiśupāla is criticizing Kṛṣṇa before the assembled elders, claiming that when Jarāsandha offered hospitality to Kṛṣṇa, Bhīma, and Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa prevented it and thereby ‘spoiled’ what Jarāsandha was doing. He addresses Bhīṣma to lend weight to his accusation.