Shloka 19
Chapter 15: Counsel on Initiative vs. Renunciation in the Rajasuya Project (सभापर्व, अध्याय १५)
रत्नभाजो हि राजानो जरासंधमुपासते । न च तुष्यति तेनापि बाल्यादनयमास्थित:
ratnabhājo hi rājāno jarāsandham upāsate | na ca tuṣyati tenāpi bālyād anayam āsthitaḥ ||
Ang mga haring may hawak at namamahagi ng mga hiyas ay nagbibigay-galang kay Jarāsandha sa pamamagitan ng mga handog; ngunit hindi siya nasisiyahan kahit doon. Sa kabatang kamangmangan, kumapit siya sa kawalang-katarungan, at sa halip na masiyahan ay patuloy niyang inaapi sila.
कृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Material offerings and political submission do not reform an unjust ruler; when a person has embraced anaya (unrighteousness) out of moral immaturity, he remains unsatisfied and turns power into oppression. The verse highlights the ethical failure of greed and adharma in kingship.
Kṛṣṇa describes how many kings, even wealthy ones, try to appease Jarāsandha by paying court and giving treasures. Despite receiving such tribute, Jarāsandha is not content and continues to act unjustly, indicating his tyrannical nature and the political pressure he exerts over other rulers.