Shloka 48
Jarāsandha as Obstacle to the Rājasūya — Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Genealogical Brief
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 13
त॑ राजसूय॑ सुह्ृदः कार्यमाहु: समेत्य मे । तत्र मे निश्चिततमं तव कृष्ण गिरा भवेत्,मेरे सब सुहृद् एकत्र होकर मुझसे वही राजसूययज्ञ करनेके लिये कहते हैं; परंतु इसके विषयमें अन्तिम निश्चय तो आपके कहनेसे ही होगा
te rājasūyaṁ suhṛdaḥ kāryam āhuḥ sametya me | tatra me niścitātamaṁ tava kṛṣṇa girā bhavet ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “My well-wishing friends, having gathered together, urge me to undertake the Rājasūya sacrifice. Yet, in this matter, my final and firm decision will rest upon your word, O Kṛṣṇa.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when supported by allies, a ruler should seek wise counsel and make a settled decision grounded in dharma; Yudhiṣṭhira shows restraint and ethical humility by placing the final determination in Kṛṣṇa’s guidance rather than in ambition or peer pressure.
In the Sabha Parva context, Yudhiṣṭhira is being encouraged by his well-wishers to perform the Rājasūya sacrifice, a major royal rite implying paramount sovereignty. He turns to Kṛṣṇa and states that the decisive conclusion about undertaking it will depend on Kṛṣṇa’s counsel.