What is the relation between Krishna and shishupal?

In the Mahabharata, Shishupala's mother Shrutasubha persuaded her nephew, Krishna, that he would pardon his cousin Shishupala for a hundred offences.
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Who is the brother of shishupal?

He was named "Dantavakra" as his teeth were crooked after his birth. Viduratha was his brother. He was an ally of Jarasandha, Kamsa, Shishupala and Paundraka, and an enemy of Vasudeva Krishna. In the epic Mahabharata 2:30, he is mentioned as the king of the Adhirajas.
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What is relationship between shishupal and Jarasandha?

Shishupala and Jarasandha aren't directly related to each other. Instead, are related through Krishna. Krishna's birth mother was Devaki. She had an elder brother Kansa.
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Why did Lord Krishna kills shishupal?

Shri Krishna considered Draupadi as his best friend and because of this he could not bear the humiliation of her and he immediately killed Shishupala using his Sudarshan Chakra without worrying about 100 sins of him. So this is how the story of Krishna and Shishupala ended.
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Is shishupal brother of Rukmini?

Shishupal even kidnapped the princess of Visala, viz. Bhadra, who was going to marry the king of Karusha. At the kingdom of Vidarbha, it was time for Rukmini, the princess, to get married. Her brother Rukmi was a friend of Shishupal.
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आखिर क्या था रहस्य जो कृष्ण ने शिशुपाल के 100 अपराध क्षमा कर दिए थे | Shishupal And Krishna Story



Who was Radha in her previous birth?

Radha was born as the daughter of Vrishbhanu and his wife Kirti. However, she was not born from the womb of her mother. It is said that only after the birth of the baby girl, did Radha enter the body of this girl. Because of not having born from the womb, Radha is also known as Ayonija.
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Who is shishupal father?

Shishupala (Sanskrit: शिशुपाल, lit. protector of demon, IAST: Śiśupāla; sometimes spelt Sisupala) was the son of Damaghosha after whom descendants to Chedi Kings were named as Hindu Ghosis a tribe king of Yadu's descend in of Chedi, by Srutashubha , sister of Vasudeva and Kunti and cousin of Nanda Baba.
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Who abused Krishna 100 times?

During the crowing of Yudhishthira, Shishupal abused Lord Krishna for more than hundred times, but as he had promised Shishupal mother not to harm him, he forgave Shishupal. But, when the abuse crossed the number 100, he killed Shishupal.
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Who was Duryodhana in his previous birth?

Vidhur told Dhritshashtra to kill Duryodhana as he will destroy his family but he could not do it in love for his child. Duryodhana's real name was Suyodhana. 12. We all know that in Mahabharat, Duryodhana won the chess game and asked Yudhisthir to let Draupadi to sit on his left thigh.
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Who saved Draupadi from shishupal?

Yes, Karna said so in authentic versions. Some people who are very biased towards one character will try to divert you to pandavas and say that droupadi censured their husbands.
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Who killed Eklavya in Mahābhārata?

The Bhagavata Purana mentions that Ekalavya assisted Jarasandha, when he attacked Mathura, to take revenge of the death of Kansa.In this battle Ekalavya was killed by Lord Krishna, because Krishna knew about the future war of Mahabharat and that Ekalavya could become an obstacle in the establishment of dharma.
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Why Krishna did not fight with Jarasandha?

Krishna revealed their identities and told Jarasandha that they had come to challenge him and that Jarasandha must pick an opponent. Jarasandha said that he would not fight Krishna as he was a cowherd and he did not match his dignity and social standing.
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Who was Eklavya in previous birth?

Who was Eklavya in his previous birth? Shraddha, First of all Eklavya was a Nishada prince but you know that Damayanti was also the queen of Nala a Nishada king.
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Is Ashwathama still alive?

NO, Ashwatthama is NOT alive. He was cursed by the Supreme Krishna to wander in suffering for 3000 years.
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Who killed shakuni?

It was Shakuni who played the game of dice, one of the seminal events in the epic. He had the power of controlling what number turns out when he rolls the dice and he used the power to his advantage in the very important dice game. During the Kurukshetra War, Shakuni was killed by the youngest Pandava, Sahadeva.
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What are the three births of Jaya and Vijaya?

Due to a curse, they were forced to undergo multiple births as mortals who would be subsequently killed by various avatars of Vishnu. They were incarnated as Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha in Satya Yuga, Ravana and Kumbhakarna in Treta Yuga, and finally Shishupala and Dantavakra in Dvapara Yuga.
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Who was Arjun in his next birth?

Arjuna was born as Kannappa Nayanar in his next birth.
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Who was Gandhari in past life?

Early life and marriage

Gandhari was born to Subala, the ruler of Gandhara. As a maiden, Gandhari was noted for her piety and virtuous nature. Gandhari is regarded as an incarnation of the goddess Mati. She was the sister of Shakuni.
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Who was Arjun in previous birth?

Siva alludes to the fact that Arjuna was Nara in a previous birth, with Narayana as his companion. It is believed that they continue to perform austerities and penance for the benefit of mankind. The incarnation is symbolic of the human soul which has the Supreme Lord as the eternal companion.
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Who gave curse to Radha?

Lord Krishna's devotee Sridama curses Radha.
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Who killed Rukmini?

Thus Rukmi's Vidarbha army stayed away from the Kurukshetra War, becoming a neutral army in the encounter between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Rukmi was killed by Balarama because he cheated Balarama in a dice game.
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Is Draupadi incarnation of Parvati?

Draupadi is believed to be an incarnation of Goddess Parvathi's Kali roop, and since Krishna was an incarnation of Vishnu, they shared a sibling relationship on Earth too.
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Why did Krishna marry Rukmini and not Radha?

According to another belief, Radha represented Jeevatma while Shri Krishna is the Paramatma. Radha's selfless love was the highest form of devotion. And therefore, she merged into Shri Krishna by surrendering herself. Hence, since she had united with him, there arose no need for marriage.
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How is Jarasandha related to Krishna?

Kansa, the ruler of Mathura, acquired Jarasandha's attention. Impressed with his bravery, Jarasandha made Kansa his son-in-law by marrying off his two daughters. This makes Jarasandha a relative of Krishna. Krishna killed Kansa as announced by a divine prophecy.
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Who can defeat Krishna?

The legend goes like this: Jarasandha, Kansa's father-in-law, and the ruler of Magadha attacks Mathura seventeen times but is beaten by Krishna every time. Jarasandha unable to defeat Krishna on his own made an alliance with Kālayavana.
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