Shloka 146
तत्र भोजकटं नाम कृतं नगरमुत्तमम् । भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने जहाँ युद्धमें शत्रुवीरोंका हनन करनेवाले रुक्मीको हराया था, वहीं रुक्मीने भोजकट नामक उत्तम नगर बसाया
tatra bhojakaṭaṃ nāma kṛtaṃ nagaram uttamam |
Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: Doon ay itinatag ang isang napakahusay na lungsod na tinawag na Bhojakaṭa. Sa mismong lupain kung saan minsang tinalo ni Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa—ang pumupuksa sa mga bayani ng kaaway sa digmaan—si Rukmī, doon din kalaunan nagtatag si Rukmī ng maringal na lungsod na tinawag na Bhojakaṭa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how rulers respond to defeat and reputation: a past loss can become a lasting political memory, yet it can also motivate reconstruction and statecraft. Ethically, it points to the tension between wounded pride and constructive action—transforming a site associated with dishonor into a center of renewed authority.
Vaiśaṃpāyana states that an excellent city named Bhojakaṭa was founded there. The accompanying context explains that this was the same area where Kṛṣṇa had earlier defeated Rukmī in battle; later, Rukmī established the city Bhojakaṭa in that very region.