Shishupala

Shishupala
Shishupala
	Krishna slays Shishupala at the Rajasuya Yajña of Yudhishthira
Genealogy
Parents	Damaghosha (father), Srutashrava (mother)
Siblings	Dashagriva, Ramya, Bali, Kushadhysha (brothers), Suprabha, Karenumati (sisters), Krishna (maternal cousin), Dantavakra (maternal cousin)
Children	Dhrishtaketu, Mahipala, Suketu, Sarabha

Shishupala (Sanskrit: शिशुपाल, lit. 'protector of children', IAST: Śiśupāla; sometimes spelt Sisupala) was the king of the Chedi kingdom, and an antagonist in the Mahabharata. He was the son of King Damaghosha and Srutashubha, the sister of Kunti, as well as the cousin of Nanda. He was slain by Krishna, his cousin and an avatar of Vishnu, at the great coronation ceremony of Yudhishthira, as a punishment for his opprobrious abuse made against him. He is also referred to as Chaidya ("King of Chedi"). Shishupala is considered to be the third and last birth of Vishnu's gatekeeper Jaya.^[1]

^ Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 80.

[1] Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 80.

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