Shloka 36
Jarāsandha-nipātana, rāja-mokṣa, and rājasūya-sāhāyya-prārthanā
Jarāsandha’s fall, liberation of kings, and request for support
नात्मना55त्मवतां मुख्य इयेष मधुसूदन: । ब्राह्मीमाज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य हन्तुं हलधरानुज:
na ātmanā ātma-vatāṁ mukhya iyēṣa madhusūdanaḥ | brāhmīm ājñāṁ puraskṛtya hantuṁ haladharānujāḥ, janamejaya |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。ジャナメージャヤよ、マドゥスーダナ（クリシュナ）――自制の人々の第一――は、自らの手で彼を討つことを望まなかった。ブラフマーの命を最前に掲げ、ハラダラ（バララーマ）の弟である彼は殺害を慎んだ。神の定めを守り、ジャラーサンダの死の宿命の筋道を損なわぬためである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one has the power to act, dharma may require restraint: Kṛṣṇa prioritizes a higher divine ordinance (brāhmī ājñā) over personal agency, showing that righteous action includes knowing when not to act directly.
Vaiśampāyana explains to King Janamejaya that Kṛṣṇa, though supremely capable, does not wish to kill the opponent himself; he keeps Brahmā’s command foremost, implying that the enemy’s death must occur through an appointed course rather than by Kṛṣṇa’s own hand.