Shloka 23
मागधगिरिव्रजप्रवेशः — Entry into Girivraja and Jarāsandha’s Protocol Inquiry
भ्रामयित्वा शतगुणमेकोनं येन भारत । गदा क्षिप्ता बलवता मागधेन गिरिव्रजात्,भारत! उसी वैरके कारण बलवान् मगधराजने अपनी गदा निन्यानबे बार घुमाकर गिरिव्रजसे मथुराकी ओर फेंकी। उन दिनों अद्भुत कर्म करनेवाले श्रीकृष्ण मथुरामें ही रहते थे। वह उत्तम गदा निन्यानबे योजन दूर मथुरामें जाकर गिरी
bhrāmayitvā śataguṇam ekonaṁ yena bhārata | gadā kṣiptā balavatā māgadhena girivrajāt ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “O Bhārata, matapos paikutin nang siyamnapu’t siyam na ulit ang kanyang pamalo (gada), inihagis ito ng makapangyarihang hari ng Magadha mula sa Girivraja patungong Mathurā. Lumipad ang dakilang gada at bumagsak sa Mathurā, matapos tawirin ang siyamnapu’t siyam na yojana. Sa panahong iyon, si Śrī Kṛṣṇa, bantog sa mga kababalaghan niyang gawa, ay naninirahan sa Mathurā.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked royal might and enmity express themselves through displays of force. Ethically, it frames power as morally ambiguous: extraordinary strength can become a vehicle for aggression unless governed by restraint and righteous purpose.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a feat of the Magadhan king (Jarāsandha): he whirls his mace ninety-nine times and hurls it from Girivraja toward Mathurā, where it lands after traveling ninety-nine yojanas; at that time Kṛṣṇa is residing in Mathurā.