Shloka 25
Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)
उदीच्याश्व॒ तथा भोजा: कुलान्यष्टादश प्रभो | जरासंधभयादेव प्रतीचीं दिशमास्थिता:,प्रभो! इसी प्रकार उत्तर दिशामें निवास करनेवाले भोजवंशियोंके अठारह कुल जरासंधके ही भयसे भागकर पश्चिम दिशामें रहने लगे हैं
udīcyāś ca tathā bhojāḥ kulāny aṣṭādaśa prabho | jarāsandha-bhayād eva pratīcīṃ diśam āsthitāḥ |
O lord, likewise eighteen clans of the Bhojas who dwelt in the northern region, driven solely by fear of Jarāsandha, fled and took refuge in the western direction.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked political power grounded in fear can uproot entire communities; a righteous ruler’s dharma includes providing protection so that people are not forced into exile by tyranny.
Kṛṣṇa reports that eighteen Bhoja clans living in the north, terrified of Jarāsandha’s dominance, abandoned their homes and resettled in the west, illustrating Jarāsandha’s oppressive reach.