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 ||
यह सब देख-सुनकर राजा हर्ष से भर उठे। सब कुछ जान-समझकर उन्होंने सुवर्ण-सी कान्तिवाली उस राक्षसी से—जो रूप से राक्षसी-सी नहीं लगती थी—इस प्रकार प्रश्न किया।
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.