Shloka 9
Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)
एको होव श्रियं नित्यं बिभर्ति पुरुषर्षभ: । अन्तरात्मेव भूतानां तत्क्षयं नैव लक्षये
eko hi sa śriyaṃ nityaṃ bibharti puruṣarṣabhaḥ | antarātmeva bhūtānāṃ tatkṣayaṃ naiva lakṣaye ||
He alone, O best of men, continually bears and enjoys royal fortune. Like the indwelling Self within living beings, I do not perceive any natural means by which he can be brought to ruin; therefore his destruction will not come of itself and must be achieved only through deliberate effort.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power that is firmly established does not collapse merely by time or chance; when injustice is entrenched, ethical responsibility shifts to conscious, well-planned human action to remove it.
Vāyudeva comments on Jarāsandha’s exceptional, solitary hold over sovereignty and prosperity, judging that no ordinary or automatic cause of downfall is visible; hence, if he is to be eliminated, it will require intentional intervention and strategy.