Shloka 53
अर्जुनस्योत्तरदिग्विजयः
Arjuna’s Northern Conquests and Tribute Collection
एवं पुरुषशार्दूलो महाबुद्धिर्जनार्दन: । पाण्डवैर्घातयामास जरासंधमरिं तदा,जनमेजय! इस प्रकार महाबुद्धिमान् पुरुषसिंह जनार्दनने उस समय पाण्डवोंद्वारा अपने शत्रु जरासंधका वध करवाया
evaṁ puruṣaśārdūlo mahābuddhir janārdanaḥ | pāṇḍavair ghātayāmāsa jarāsandham ariṁ tadā, janamejaya ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: So also, o Janamejaya, bewirkte Janārdana Kṛṣṇa—Löwe unter den Menschen und von großer Klugheit—zu jener Zeit die Tötung seines Feindes Jarāsandha durch die Pāṇḍavas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores prudent, dharma-oriented leadership: Kṛṣṇa uses intelligence and strategy to remove a harmful adversary, while ensuring that the direct act is performed by those whose role and responsibility (kṣatriya duty and political necessity) align with it.
Vaiśampāyana tells King Janamejaya that Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana), renowned for wisdom and prowess, arranged for Jarāsandha—an enemy—to be killed through the agency of the Pāṇḍavas, indicating Kṛṣṇa’s guiding role in the event.