Shloka 16
Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)
प्रतीच्यां दक्षिणं चान्तं पृथिव्या: प्रति यो नृप:
pratīcyāṃ dakṣiṇaṃ cāntaṃ pṛthivyāḥ prati yo nṛpaḥ, sa bhāratabhūmike paścimase dakṣiṇatakake bhāge śāsanaṃ karoti; tava māmā śatrusaṃhārakaḥ śūravīraḥ kuntibhojakulavardhakaḥ purujit kevala eva snehavaśāt tvayi prema-ādara-bhāvaṃ dhārayati
ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ କହିଲେ—ଭାରତଭୂମିର ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଦିଗରୁ ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ସୀମା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଯେ ଭୂଭାଗ ଶାସନ କରୁଥିବା ସେ ରାଜା ତୁମ ମାମା, ଶୂର ପୁରୁଜିତ୍—ଶତ୍ରୁସଂହାରକ ଓ କୁନ୍ତିଭୋଜକୁଳବର୍ଦ୍ଧକ; ସେ ଏକା ହିଁ ସ୍ନେହବଶତଃ ତୁମ ପ୍ରତି ପ୍ରେମ ଓ ଆଦରଭାବ ରଖେ।
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic value of kinship-based loyalty and respectful affection: political power and regional rule are acknowledged, yet the emphasis falls on a relative who, despite being a sovereign in his own right, chooses steadfast goodwill and honor toward his kin.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa identifies a particular ruler—Purujit—describing his domain (from the western region to the southern limit of Bhārata) and clarifying his relationship as a maternal uncle. Kṛṣṇa underscores that Purujit, famed for valor and for strengthening the Kuntibhoja line, is personally well-disposed toward the addressed party, motivated by affection.