Shloka 26
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
स पपात महाबाहुर्वजाहत इवाचल: । ततश्वेदिपते्देहात् तेजो5ग्रयं ददृशुर्न॒पा:
sa papāta mahābāhur vajrāhata ivācalaḥ | tataś cedi-pater dehāt tejo 'gryaṃ dadṛśur narāḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。剛腕のシシュパーラは、インドラの雷霆に撃たれた山の峰のごとく地に崩れ落ちた。すると集まった諸王は、チェーディの主の身体から至上の光輝が立ち昇るのを見た。その光は、世に讃えられる蓮華の眼のシュリー・クリシュナに恭しく礼拝し、ただちにその御身へと入り込んだ。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even antagonism toward the Divine is ultimately subordinate to the Divine order: at death, Śiśupāla’s tejas is shown returning to Kṛṣṇa, suggesting that the Lord remains the final refuge and that ultimate release can occur by His will beyond ordinary moral expectations.
After being struck down, Śiśupāla collapses like a thunderbolt-struck mountain. The gathered kings then witness a supreme radiance rise from his body, which reveres Kṛṣṇa and merges into Him—an extraordinary sign of Śiśupāla’s final destiny.