Shloka 313
Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)
श्रैष्ल्यं प्राप्त: स तस्यासीदतीवापनयो महान् | उनके नाम थे अस्ति और प्राप्ति। वे दोनों अबलाएँ सहदेवकी छोटी बहिनें थीं। नि:सार बुद्धिवाला कंस जरासंधके ही बलसे अपने जाति-भाइयोंको अपमानित करके सबका प्रधान बन बैठा था। यह उसका बहुत बड़ा अत्याचार था
śraiṣlyaṃ prāptaḥ sa tasyāsīd atīvāpanayo mahān |
Having fallen into moral laxity, he became for her a cause of very great humiliation and disgrace. The narrative recalls that the sisters named Asti and Prāpti—both young women and the younger sisters of Sahadeva—were wronged by Kaṃsa, a man of hollow judgment, who, relying on Jarāsandha’s power, insulted his own kinsmen and set himself up as the foremost among them. This is presented as a grave act of oppression and ethical transgression.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power gained through dependence on another’s force and exercised by insulting one’s own kin is portrayed as adharma. The passage frames humiliation and oppression—especially of the vulnerable—as a serious ethical violation that undermines legitimate authority.
Śrīkṛṣṇa describes a situation of wrongdoing: Kaṃsa, lacking sound judgment, uses Jarāsandha’s backing to dominate and dishonor his relatives, causing great disgrace. The mention of Asti and Prāpti situates the account within a family network connected to Sahadeva.