Mahabharata 7.11.6 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 11, Shloka 6
Droṇa’s Conditional Boon: The Plan to Capture Yudhiṣṭhira (द्रोणेन युधिष्ठिरग्रहणोपायः)
तथा कंसो महातेजा जरासंधेन पालित: । विक्रमेणैव कृष्णेन सगण: पातितो रणे,इसी प्रकार श्रीकृष्णने पराक्रम करके ही जरासंधके द्वारा सुरक्षित महातेजस्वी कंसको उसके गणोंसहित रणभूमिमें मार गिराया
tathā kaṁso mahātejā jarāsandhena pālitaḥ | vikrameṇaiva kṛṣṇena sagaṇaḥ pātito raṇe ||
তেমনি জরাসন্ধের আশ্রয়ে রক্ষিত মহাতেজস্বী কংসকেও শ্রীকৃষ্ণ নিজের পরাক্রমে, তার অনুচরদেরসহ, রণক্ষেত্রে নিপাতিত করলেন।
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The verse underscores that mere protection by powerful allies cannot ultimately shield an adharmic ruler; decisive, righteous valor can overcome entrenched power. It also highlights the ethical ideal that strength is meant to remove oppression, not preserve it.
Vaiśampāyana cites an illustrative precedent: Kaṁsa, though backed and protected by Jarāsandha, was still brought down by Kṛṣṇa in conflict, along with Kaṁsa’s followers—serving as an example to frame the present war narrative.
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