Shloka 10
Bhīṣma–Śiśupāla-saṃvādaḥ
Bhishma and Shishupala’s exchange in the assembly
भुक्तमेतेन बद्धन्नं क्रीडता नगमूर्थनि । इति ते भीष्म शृण्वाना: परे विस्मयमागता:
bhuktam etena baddhānnaṁ krīḍatā nagamūrdhani | iti te bhīṣma śṛṇvānāḥ pare vismayam āgatāḥ ||
Śiśupāla berkata: “Wahai Bhīṣma, mereka mengatakan bahawa ketika bermain di puncak gunung, Kṛṣṇa seorang diri telah memakan banyak makanan yang telah disediakan. Mendengar kata-kata itu dari mulutmu sendiri, orang lain tentu terperanjat—namun aku tidak.”
शिशुपाल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how pride and hostility can make a person dismiss even widely attested accounts; ethical discernment requires humility and fairness, especially in public judgment.
In the royal assembly, Śiśupāla mocks Bhīṣma’s praise of Kṛṣṇa by citing a reported feat—Kṛṣṇa eating much food while playing on a mountain summit—and claims that only others would be amazed, not him.