Gopāla

Role: son of Śakala; first minister of King Bimbisāra · First appears: Chapter VI

In Chapter VI, Gopāla was born to Śakala and his wife, and was named on the twenty-first day after his birth. Śakala later ordered him to leave Vaiśālī and practise agriculture in a hill district. After learning of Śakala’s death and Sim̃ha’s appointment, Gopāla left Vaiśālī for Rājagṛha, displeased with the Liććhavis.

There, King Bimbisāra made Gopāla his first minister.

Relationship record

Life events

• Śakala’s son was named Gopāla.(Chapter VI)
  • With: Śakala Śakala’s unnamed wife (Chapter 006)
  • “After Śakala had taken to himself a wife of his own degree, and had lived with her, there was born unto him a son, to whom, on the twenty-first day after his birth, the name of Gopāla was given.”
• Gopāla was ordered to leave Vaiśālī and practise agriculture in a hill district.(Chapter VI)
  • “Śakala sent for him, and commanded him, in order not to irritate the people, to retire to a certain hill district, and there to practise agriculture on his own lands.”
• After learning of Śakala’s death and Sim̃ha’s appointment, Gopāla left for Rājagṛha.(Chapter VI · 📍 Vaiśālī)
  • With: Sim̃ha
  • “Full of displeasure against the Liććhavis, Gopāla determined, in consequence of this slight, to go to Rājagṛha.”
• King Bimbisāra made Gopāla his first minister.(Chapter VI · 📍 Rājagṛha)
  • With: King Bimbisāra
  • “So he went to Rājagṛha, and King Bimbisāra made him his first minister.”

Chapter VI

• parent: Śakala “After Śakala had taken to himself a wife of his own degree, and had lived with her, there was born unto him a son, to whom, on the twenty-first day after his birth, the name of Gopāla was given.”
• subordinate: King Bimbisāra “So he went to Rājagṛha, and King Bimbisāra made him his first minister.”
• married with The unnamed wife of Gopāla (Chapter 006) “After Śakala had arranged marriages for his two sons, Gopāla and Sim̃ha, there was born unto Sim̃ha a daughter, to whom the name of Vāsavī was given at her birth-feast.”

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Extracted from the original text of Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources. Made with Rho MD.