Shloka 16
भीमसेनोऽर्जुन: कृष्णो ब्रह्मलिङ्गधरास्त्रय: । जग्मुर्गिरिव्रजं तात बृहद्रथसुतो यत: ॥ १६ ॥
bhīmaseno ’rjunaḥ kṛṣṇo brahma-linga-dharās trayaḥ jagmur girivrajaṁ tāta bṛhadratha-suto yataḥ
അപ്പോൾ ഭീമസേനൻ, അർജുനൻ, കൃഷ്ണൻ—ഈ മൂന്നുപേരും ബ്രാഹ്മണചിഹ്നം ധരിച്ചു, പ്രിയ രാജാവേ, ഗിരിവ്രജത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി; അവിടെ ബൃഹദ്രഥന്റെ പുത്രൻ (ജരാസന്ധൻ) ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
FAQs
They went to Girivraja to approach Jarāsandha (the son of Bṛhadratha) as part of the plan to confront him and relieve the burden he created by imprisoning many kings.
They adopted brāhmaṇa signs to gain respectful access and a safe audience, since brāhmaṇas were traditionally honored and could approach even powerful kings without immediate hostility.
Act with wisdom and appropriate strategy while staying aligned with dharma—sometimes the right approach is humility and tact, not confrontation, especially when the goal is to protect others.