Shloka 15
जरासंधविनाशं च राज्ञां च परिरक्षणम् | यदि कुर्याम यज्ञार्थ कि ततः: परमं भवेत्,यदि हम राजसूययज्ञकी सिद्धिके लिये जरासंधका विनाश तथा कैदमें पड़े हुए राजाओंकी रक्षा कर सकें तो इससे उत्तम और क्या हो सकता है?
jarāsandha-vināśaṁ ca rājñāṁ ca parirakṣaṇam | yadi kuryām yajñārthaṁ kiṁ tataḥ paramaṁ bhavet ||
หากเพื่อความสำเร็จแห่งราชสูยะยัญ เราสามารถทำลายชราสันธะและคุ้มครอง (ปลดปล่อย) บรรดาพระราชาที่ถูกจองจำได้ แล้วจะมีสิ่งใดประเสริฐยิ่งกว่านี้เล่า?
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Arjuna frames action in terms of dharma and public good: removing a tyrannical threat (Jarāsandha) and rescuing oppressed kings, while also enabling a legitimate royal rite (Rājasūya). The ethical emphasis is that political power and ritual success are justified when aligned with protection of others and the removal of adharma.
In the context of planning for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya, Arjuna supports the proposal that defeating Jarāsandha is both strategically necessary and morally commendable, because it would free the kings held under Jarāsandha’s domination/captivity and clear the way for the sacrifice.