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Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
because they are worshipable even by the great demigods, kings and emperors. I cannot understand how you could have selected this cowherd boy, Krṣṇa, and have left aside all these other great personalities. I think Krṣṇa to be no better than a crow—how can He be fit to accept the first worship in this great sacrifice?
“We cannot even ascertain as yet to which caste this Krṣṇa belongs or what His actual occupational duty is.” Actually, Krṣṇa does not belong to any caste, nor does He have to perform any occupational duty. It is stated in the  Vedas  that the Supreme Lord has nothing to do as His prescribed duty. Whatever has to be done on His behalf is executed by His different energies.
Śiśupāla continued: “Krṣṇa does not belong to a high family. He is so independent that no one knows His principles of religious life. It appears that He is outside the jurisdiction of all religious principles. He always acts independently, not caring for the Vedic injunctions and regulative principles. Therefore He is devoid of all good qualities.” Śiśupāla indirectly praised Krṣṇa by saying that He is not within the jurisdiction of Vedic injunction. This is true because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That He has no qualities means that Krṣṇa has no material qualities, and because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He acts independently, not caring for conventions or social or religious principles.
Śiśupāla continued: “Under these circumstances, how can He be fit to accept the first worship in the sacrifice? Krṣṇa is so foolish that He has left Mathurā, which is inhabited by highly elevated persons following the Vedic culture, and He has taken shelter in the ocean, where there is not even talk of the  Vedas . Instead of living openly, He has constructed a fort within the water and is living in an atmosphere where there is no discussion of Vedic knowledge. And whenever He comes out of the fort, He simply harrasses the citizens like a dacoit, thief or rogue.”
Śiśupāla went crazy because of Krṣṇa’s being elected the supreme first-worshiped person in that meeting, and he spoke so irresponsibly that it appeared that he had lost all his good fortune. Being overcast with misofrutne, Śiśupāla continued to insult Krṣṇa further, and Lord Krṣṇa patiently heard him without protest. Just as a lion does not care when a flock of jackals howl, Lord Krṣṇa remained silent and unprovoked. Krṣṇa did not reply to even a single accusation made by Śiśupāla, but all the members present in the meeting, except a few who agreed with Śiśupāla, became very agitated because it is the duty of any respectable person not to tolerate blasphemy against God or His devotee. Some of them, who thought that they could not properly take action against Śiśupāla, left the assembly in protest, covering their ears with their hands in order not to