Shloka 10
Jarāsandha-vadha-upadeśa and the Departure toward Magadha (जरासन्धवधोपदेशः मागधप्रस्थानं च)
तस्य बालस्य यत् कृत्यं तच्चकार नृपस्तदा । आज्ञापयच्च राक्षस्या मगधेषु महोत्सवम्
tasya bālasya yat kṛtyaṃ tac cakāra nṛpas tadā | ājñāpayac ca rākṣasyā magadheṣu mahotsavam ||
तब राजा ने उस बालक के लिए जातकर्म आदि जो-जो कर्तव्य संस्कार थे, वे सब सम्पन्न किए; और मगधदेश में गृहदेवी-रूपा राक्षसी जरा के पूजन का महान् उत्सव मनाने की आज्ञा दी।
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s dharma includes ensuring that prescribed saṃskāras are duly performed and that communal religious observances are organized in a way that stabilizes society and acknowledges protective powers associated with the realm.
After the child’s birth, the king completes the necessary birth-rites and orders a major festival in Magadha honoring Jarā, the rākṣasī connected with the child’s welfare and regarded as a protective/household deity.