Shloka 6

The Slaying of Śālva and the Destruction of Saubha

Devanagari script

इन्द्रप्रस्थं गत: कृष्ण आहूतो धर्मसूनुना । राजसूयेऽथ निवृत्ते शिशुपाले च संस्थिते ॥ ६ ॥ कुरुवृद्धाननुज्ञाप्य मुनींश्च ससुतां पृथाम् । निमित्तान्यतिघोराणि पश्यन् द्वारवतीं ययौ ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

indraprasthaṁ gataḥ kṛṣṇa āhūto dharma-sūnunā rājasūye ’tha nivṛtte śiśupāle ca saṁsthite

Translation

ധർമ്മപുത്രൻ യുധിഷ്ഠിരന്റെ ക്ഷണപ്രകാരം ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ ഇന്ദ്രപ്രസ്ഥത്തിലേക്കു പോയിരുന്നു. രാജസൂയ യാഗം സമാപിച്ച് ശിശുപാലൻ വധിക്കപ്പെട്ട ശേഷം, പ്രഭു അത്യന്തം അശുഭ നിമിത്തങ്ങൾ കണ്ടു; അതിനാൽ കുരുവൃദ്ധന്മാരെയും മഹർഷിമാരെയും, പൃഥയെയും അവളുടെ പുത്രന്മാരെയും വിടപറഞ്ഞ് ദ്വാരകയിലേക്കു മടങ്ങി।

Synonyms

इन्द्रप्रस्थम्to Indraprastha

गतःhaving gone

कृष्णःKrishna

आहूतःhaving been summoned

धर्मसूनुनाby the son of Dharma

राजसूयेat the Rājasūya (sacrifice)

अथthen

निवृत्तेwhen (it) had concluded

शिशुपाले(and) when Śiśupāla

चand

संस्थितेhad been slain/was finished

कुरुवृद्धान्the elder Kurus

अनुज्ञाप्यhaving obtained permission

मुनीन्sages

चand

ससुताम्together with her sons

पृथाम्Pṛthā (Kuntī)

निमित्तानिomens

अतिघोराणिvery dreadful

पश्यन्seeing

द्वारवतीम्to Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

ययौwent

Characters & Entities

Kṛṣṇa

Yudhiṣṭhira

Śiśupāla

FAQs

Why did Krishna go to Indraprastha in Srimad Bhagavatam?

He went because King Yudhiṣṭhira invited Him for the Rājasūya sacrifice, and this verse notes Kṛṣṇa’s return to that setting after the sacrifice concluded and Śiśupāla was slain.

What is the significance of Śiśupāla being killed in the Bhagavatam?

Śiśupāla’s death marks the completion of a major dharmic event (the Rājasūya) and illustrates how the Lord’s actions conclude adharma while granting destiny-fulfilling results within His līlā.

How can a devotee apply the message of this verse in modern life?

Honor dharma and sacred commitments: complete responsibilities properly, and remember that the Lord’s presence in one’s life often comes through service, invitation, and sincere duty.