Shloka 5
Śiśupāla-vadha in the Rājasūya-sabhā (शिशुपालवधः — राजसूयसभायाम्)
भुज्यतामिति तेनोक्ता: कृष्णभीमधनंजया: । जरासंधेन कौरव्य कृष्णेन विकृतं कृतम्
bhujyatām iti tenoktāḥ kṛṣṇa-bhīma-dhanañjayāḥ | jarāsandhena kauravya kṛṣṇena vikṛtaṃ kṛtam, kauravya bhīṣma |
シシュパーラは言った。「ジャラーサンダが『食事をさせよ』と言ってクリシュナ、ビーマ、ダナンジャヤ（アルジュナ）を招いたとき、その取り計らいを妨げたのはクリシュナ自身であった。おお、クル族のビーシュマよ！ クリシュナは行われていたことを歪めたのだ。」
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.