Shloka 51
Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)
ततः स राजा संहृष्ट: सर्व तदुपलभ्य च । अपृच्छद्धेमगर्भाभां राक्षसीं तामराक्षसीम्
tataḥ sa rājā saṁhṛṣṭaḥ sarva tad upalabhya ca | apṛcchad hemagarbhābhāṁ rākṣasīṁ tām arākṣasīm ||
Alors le roi, transporté de joie après avoir vu et compris tout ce qui s’était passé, interrogea cette rākṣasī — éclatante comme l’or et pourtant d’apparence peu semblable à une rākṣasī — au sujet de l’affaire.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights discernment: outward labels (like 'rākṣasī') may be challenged by evident auspicious qualities, and a dharmic response is to inquire and understand rather than react with prejudice or fear.
After witnessing and grasping the situation, the king becomes delighted and proceeds to question a radiant woman described as a rākṣasī, though she does not appear demonic—setting up an explanatory dialogue.