Shloka 7
The Slaying of Śālva and the Destruction of Saubha
इन्द्रप्रस्थं गत: कृष्ण आहूतो धर्मसूनुना । राजसूयेऽथ निवृत्ते शिशुपाले च संस्थिते ॥ ६ ॥ कुरुवृद्धाननुज्ञाप्य मुनींश्च ससुतां पृथाम् । निमित्तान्यतिघोराणि पश्यन् द्वारवतीं ययौ ॥ ७ ॥
indraprasthaṁ gataḥ kṛṣṇa āhūto dharma-sūnunā rājasūye ’tha nivṛtte śiśupāle ca saṁsthite
Invited by Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, Lord Kṛṣṇa went to Indraprastha. When the Rājasūya sacrifice was completed and Śiśupāla slain, the Lord beheld most dreadful omens; thus, taking leave of the Kuru elders and great sages, and also of Pṛthā and her sons, He returned to Dvārakā.
FAQs
He went because he was summoned by Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, in connection with the events surrounding the completed Rājasūya sacrifice.
It marks the completion of Yudhiṣṭhira’s imperial consecration and sets the narrative context for Krishna’s movements and the aftermath of major events like Śiśupāla’s fall.
It highlights responding to rightful calls of duty and honoring dharmic relationships—Krishna acts in harmony with divine purpose and the needs of his devotees.