Shloka 17
प्रविश्य नगरीं चापि ज्ञातिसम्बन्धिभिववृत: । अभिषिच्य जरासंधं मगधाधिपतिस्तदा,राजधानीमें प्रवेश करके अपने जाति-भाइयों और सगे-सम्बन्धियोंसे घिरे हुए मगधनरेश बृहद्रथने उसी समय जरासंधका राज्याभिषेक कर दिया। ऐसा करके उन्हें बड़ा संतोष हुआ। जरासंधका अभिषेक हो जानेपर महाराज बृहद्रथ अपनी दोनों पत्नियोंके साथ तपोवनमें चले गये
praviśya nagarīṁ cāpi jñāti-sambandhibhir vṛtaḥ | abhiṣicya jarāsandhaṁ magadhādhipatis tadā ||
Entering the capital, surrounded by his kinsmen and relatives, the ruler of Magadha, Bṛhadratha, then performed the royal consecration of Jarāsandha. Having thus installed him upon the throne, King Bṛhadratha felt deep satisfaction; and after Jarāsandha’s anointing, Bṛhadratha departed with his two queens to a forest hermitage to live a life of austerity—showing kingship as a trust to be duly handed on, and renunciation as a dharmic culmination once orderly succession is secured.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic model of governance: legitimate kingship is established through proper consecration and public recognition, and a ruler may renounce power after ensuring stable succession—placing social order and responsibility above personal attachment to rule.
The ruler of Magadha enters the capital with his kin, performs Jarāsandha’s royal anointing, and—satisfied that the kingdom is securely placed—withdraws with his queens to an ascetic forest life.