Shloka 47
Jarāsandha as Obstacle to the Rājasūya — Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Genealogical Brief
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 13
यस्मिन् सर्व सम्भवति यश्न सर्वत्र पूज्यते । यश्न सर्वेश्वरो राजा राजसूयं स विन्दति,जिसमें सब कुछ सम्भव है अर्थात् जो सब कुछ कर सकता है, जिसकी सर्वत्र पूजा होती है तथा जो सर्वेश्वर होता है, वही राजा राजसूययज्ञ सम्पन्न कर सकता है
yasmin sarvaṁ sambhavati yaś ca sarvatra pūjyate | yaś ca sarveśvaro rājā rājasūyaṁ sa vindati ||
“Only that king in whom all capacities are found—who can accomplish every undertaking, who is honored everywhere, and who stands as the supreme lord among rulers—such a king alone is fit to obtain and complete the Rājasūya sacrifice.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rājasūya is not merely a ritual but a moral-political claim to paramountcy; only a king with proven capability, universal honor, and acknowledged overlordship is ethically and socially fit to undertake it.
In the context of deliberations about imperial status and the performance of the Rājasūya, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates the criteria for who can rightfully complete the sacrifice—linking ritual success to recognized sovereignty and public reverence.