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How can the Pandavas tell Shishupala that for them, Krishna is God and hence, beyond all these worldly ties and honors?

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“He is my God!”, I would say, “And so please do not hurt me again for you have now experienced the irritation and anger that I have experienced.”

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Yudhisthira, the eldest and humblest among the Pandava brothers, goes to Shishupala and speaks with great respect,

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The other reactions all lie somewhere in between these in the spectrum. But none of these convinces Shishupala who refuses to accede. One can take a horse to the water, but it is the horse that must drink. One can offer scientific, emotional and spiritual explanations but the critic must have the willingness to accept! Now, Shishupala speaks in a vein that nobody ever imagines. He presents all the glorious feats of Krishna feats for which he is worshipped in a light that only the crooked in the mind can think about. He says,

“People worship you for killing demons. They were nothing but horses, bulls and birds. What is so great in that. The love of the people made a mountain of a molehill. You raised an anthill and people say you lifted the Govardhana mountain! You killed Kamsa, the king of the place where you grew. Is that not disloyalty to the king? Shame on you. You do not have the might to be a man nor the modesty to be a woman. You are a eunuch.”

Hearing this, another reaction arose, this time in Bheema the second Pandava brother. He rushed forward without speech to tear open Shishupala. He was restrained.

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But wait! What was the reaction of Lord Krishna to all this?? Krishna just sat on the throne, canada goose outlet miami smiling. He seemed the least perturbed canada goose outlet website legit or affected. For Him, it was all part of the Divine play.

When someone criticizes our beloved God Jesus, Rama, canada goose outlet ontario Sai or the Great Spirit we never spare a thought to think about how the Gods would have responded. Their response should actually form the basis of our response too. Isn’t it?

What was the reason for such a reaction from Lord Krishna? It was because he knew the past canada goose outlet in uk the story of Shishupala’s birth.

Shishupala was born with three eyes, four arms and the wail which sounded like the braying of a donkey. When the parents decided to abandon the child beholding the terrible appearance, an incorporeal voice was heard which said,

“The child will not die. It is meant to be killed only by its destroyer who has already taken birth.”.