Shloka 186
Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)
प्रियाभ्यामनुरूपाभ्यां करेणुभ्यामिव द्विप: । भरतकुलभूषण! महापराक्रमी राजा बृहद्रथने काशिराजकी दो जुड़वीं कन्याओंके साथ
priyābhyām anurūpābhyāṃ kareṇūbhyām iva dvipaḥ | bharatakula-bhūṣaṇa! mahāparākrāmī rājā bṛhadrathena kāśirājakī dve juḍavī kanyābhyāṃ saha, yā rūpa-sampattayā apūrva-śobhāṃ prāptavatyaḥ, vivāhaḥ kṛtaḥ; sa ca narāśreṣṭhaḥ ekānte svayoḥ patnyoḥ samīpe idaṃ pratijajñe—“ahaṃ yuvābhyāṃ saha kadācid api viṣama-vyavahāraṃ na kariṣyāmi” (arthāt ubhayor api prati samāna-rūpeṇa mama premabhāvaḥ bhaviṣyati) | yathā dve kareṇūbhyāṃ saha gajarājaḥ suśobhate, tathā sa mahārājaḥ bṛhadrathaḥ svamanānurūpābhyāṃ priyābhyāṃ saha śobhāṃ lebhe |
प्रियाभ्यामनुरूपाभ्यां करेणुभ्यामिव द्विपः। भरतकुलभूषण! महापराक्रमी राजा बृहद्रथः काशिराजस्य युग्मे दुहितरौ रूपसम्पन्ने विवाह्य, एकान्ते च ताभ्यां प्रतिजज्ञे—“युवयोः समं मे स्नेहो भविष्यति; न कदाचिद्विषमं व्यवहारं करिष्यामि।” स च ताभ्यां मनोनुकूलाभ्यां प्रियाभ्यां सह, यथा द्विपः करेणुभ्यामिव, शोभां परमामगच्छत्॥
कृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical kingship within household life: when one undertakes a relationship involving two spouses, dharma requires impartiality—no favoritism, no unequal treatment—grounded in a solemn vow and consistent affection.
Kṛṣṇa recounts how King Bṛhadratha married the twin daughters of the king of Kāśī and privately promised both wives equal love and equal conduct; the scene concludes with a simile comparing his enhanced splendor to an elephant adorned by two well-matched cow-elephants.