Shloka 1
Śakuni–Duryodhana-saṃvāda: Dyūta-yojanā (Śakuni and Duryodhana on Planning the Dice-Game)
ऑपन-माज बक। ्-ज:डिडिअ चतुश्नत्वारिशो< ध्याय: भीष्मकी बातोंसे चिढ़े हुए शिशुपालका उन्हें फटकारना तथा भीष्मका श्रीकृष्णसे युद्ध करनेके लिये समस्त राजाओंको चुनौती देना भीष्म उवाच नैषा चेदिपते्ुद्धिर्यया त्वा55ह्दयतेड्च्युतम् । नूनमेष जगद्धरतुः कृष्णस्यैव विनिश्चय:
Bhīṣma uvāca: naiṣā cedipate buddhiḥ yayā tvā hṛdayate 'cyutam | nūnam eṣa jagaddhartuḥ kṛṣṇasyaiva viniścayaḥ ||
भीष्म उवाच—नैषा चेदिपते बुद्धिर्यया त्वमच्युतं प्रवोक्ष्यसि। नूनमेष जगद्धर्तुः कृष्णस्यैव विनिश्चयः॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma frames Shishupala’s provocation not as independent wisdom but as being driven by a larger, divine resolve—highlighting the tension between human agency and a providential order, and warning against mistaking impulsive hostility for sound judgment.
In the Sabha assembly context, Shishupala is antagonistic toward Krishna. Bhishma rebukes him, implying that Shishupala’s urge to challenge Krishna is propelled by Krishna’s own destined plan, setting the stage for an inevitable confrontation.