Shishupala

Shishupala

Shishupala (Sanskrit: शिशुपाल, lit. protector of child, IAST: Śiśupāla; sometimes spelt Sisupala) was the son of Damaghosha after whom clan of Ghosi Yadavas was named as his descendants to king of Chedi, by Shrutashrava, sister of VasudevaKunti. He was slain by Krishna, his cousin and an avatar of Vishnu, at the great Rajasuya Yajna of Yudhishthira in punishment for the opprobrious abuse made against his august personage. He was also called Chaidya, being a member of Chedi kingdom.

He and his maternal cousin Dantavakra are considered to be the third and last birth of Vishnu's gatekeepers Jaya-Vijaya. After their demise, each was allowed to re-enter Vaikuntha (Vishnu's sacred realm).

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