Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c10.s12.8

c10.s12.8

As a text inherently steeped in *vāda*, *Śiśupālavadha* presents the onslaught of Vaiṣṇavism. The abusive language which Śiśupāla used for Kṛṣṇa, interspersed with jeering and teasing tones, forms the *pūrva-pakṣa* of the opponents of Vaiṣṇavism, whereas Kṛṣṇa, who remains silent and unmoved at the vandalism of his adversary, just gives a rebuttal by his action which culminates finally in slaying Śiśupāla.