शिशुपाल — {pāla} m. 'child-protector', N. of the king of the Cedis inhabiting a country in central India, probably the same as Bundelkhand ( {cedi}##he was son of Dama-ghosha, and is also called Sunītha##his impiety in opposing the worship of Kṛishṇa is described in the Sabhā-parvan of the Mahā-bhārata##when Yudhi-shthira was about to perform a Rājasūya sacrifice, numerous princes attended, and Bhishma proposed that especial honour should be paid to Kṛishṇa, who was also present, but Śiśu-pāla objected, and after denouncing Kṛishṇa as a contemptible person challenged him to fight, whereupon Kṛishṇa struck off his head with his discus##the Vishṇu-Purāṇa identifies this impious monarch with the demons Hiraṇya-kaśipu and Rāvaṇa##his death forms the subject of Māgha's celebrated poem called Śiśupāla-vadha)##{-kathā} f. N. of a tale##{-niṣū} Śiśpāla-vadha)##{-kathā} f. N. of a tale##{-niṣūdana} m. destroyer of Śisu-pāla, N. of Kṛishṇa##{-vadha} m. 'slaying of Śisu', N. of a poem by Māgha (q.v.) on the above subject##{-vadha-parvan} n. N. of a ch. of the Mahā-bhārata (ī, 1418-1627) on the same subject##{-śiraś-chettṛ} (cf. Pañcar.) and {-han} (cf. W.), m. N. of Kṛishṇa
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