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Shishupala

King of Chedi and Krishna's cousin, who insults him at Yudhishthira's Rajasuya and is killed by the discus after the hundredth wrong.

Sources: The Mahabharata, Sabha Parva, translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883 to 1896) · see Shishupala's web

Relations 1

Shishupala slain by

Krishna (Avatar) Vaishnava · The strip of cloth (Draupadi binds Krishna's finger)
With the discus at the Rajasuya, after the hundredth insult.

Stories 1

The strip of cloth (Draupadi binds Krishna's finger)
Folk tale · as the king who insults Krishna · 2 tellings

Cited

The Mahabharata, Sabha Parva, translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883 to 1896) § 2.44 Primary text (translation)