Shloka 41
Rājasūya: Agrapūjā for Kṛṣṇa and the Slaying (and Liberation) of Śiśupāla
तत: पाण्डुसुता: क्रुद्धा मत्स्यकैकयसृञ्जया: । उदायुधा: समुत्तस्थु: शिशुपालजिघांसव: ॥ ४१ ॥
tataḥ pāṇḍu-sutāḥ kruddhā matsya-kaikaya-sṛñjayāḥ udāyudhāḥ samuttasthuḥ śiśupāla-jighāṁsavaḥ
Alors les fils de Pāṇḍu s’embrasèrent de colère et, avec les guerriers des clans Matsya, Kaikaya et Sṛñjaya, se levèrent de leurs sièges, armes brandies, prêts à tuer Śiśupāla.
FAQs
Because Śiśupāla was openly insulting and offending Śrī Kṛṣṇa in the royal assembly, the kṣatriya kings—led by the Pāṇḍavas and their allies—rose in anger to punish him.
They are allied royal clans present at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya sacrifice, supporting the Pāṇḍavas and sharing their resolve to stop Śiśupāla’s aggression and blasphemy.
Stand up against wrongdoing and abuse—especially against the sacred and the virtuous—while keeping one’s actions aligned with dharma rather than personal vengeance.