Shloka 1
Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)
ऑपन-माज बछ। अकाल सप्तदशो<् ध्याय: श्रीकृष्णके द्वारा अर्जुनकी बातका अनुमोदन तथा युधिष्ठटिरको जरासंधकी उत्पत्तिका प्रसंग सुनाना वायुदेव उवाच जातस्य भारते वंशे तथा कुन्त्या: सुतस्य च । या वै युक्ता मति: सेयमर्जुनेन प्रदर्शिता
vāyudeva uvāca | jātasya bhārate vaṁśe tathā kuntyāḥ sutasya ca | yā vai yuktā matiḥ seyam arjunena pradarśitā ||
Vāyudeva said: “O King, for one born in the Bhārata lineage—and especially for a son of a mother like Kuntī—this is the fitting kind of discernment that ought to be present. Here Arjuna has displayed precisely that proper judgment.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Noble birth and virtuous upbringing carry an ethical obligation: one should exhibit fitting discernment (yuktā matiḥ). Arjuna is held up as an example of appropriate, dharma-aligned judgment.
Vāyudeva addresses the king and commends Arjuna’s counsel, stating that such sound judgment is exactly what is expected from a Bhārata prince and Kuntī’s son.