Shloka 10
Uddhava’s Counsel: The Jarāsandha Resolution and Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Indraprastha
जरासन्धवध: कृष्ण भूर्यर्थायोपकल्पते । प्राय: पाकविपाकेन तव चाभिमत: क्रतु: ॥ १० ॥
jarāsandha-vadhaḥ kṛṣṇa bhūry-arthāyopakalpate prāyaḥ pāka-vipākena tava cābhimataḥ kratuḥ
O Kṛṣṇa, the slaying of Jarāsandha will bring immense benefit. It is surely the ripened reaction of his former sins, and by it the sacrifice You desire will become possible.
Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the word bhūry-artha, “immense benefit,” signifies that with the death of Jarāsandha it will become easy to kill the demon Śiśupāla and to realize other objectives. The great commentator Śrīdhara Svāmī further explains that the term pāka indicates that the kings will be saved as a result of their piety, and that the term vipākena indicates that Jarāsandha will die as a result of his wickedness. In either case, the plan Uddhava has proposed is most favorable for the execution of the great Rājasūya sacrifice, desired by both the Lord and His pure devotees the Pāṇḍavas, headed by King Yudhiṣṭhira.
FAQs
This verse says Jarāsandha’s death will bring immense benefit and will help clear the way for Kṛṣṇa’s desired sacrificial rite (the Rājasūya).
In the context of preparing for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya, Bhīma encourages Kṛṣṇa that removing Jarāsandha—the chief obstacle—will naturally make the sacrifice possible as events mature.
Do your duty with faith and patience—when obstacles are removed in the right way, outcomes often unfold naturally as circumstances “ripen,” especially when guided by dharma.