Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 31
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya Resolve and the Slaying of Jarāsandha
न त्वया भीरुणा योत्स्ये युधि विक्लवतेजसा । मथुरां स्वपुरीं त्यक्त्वा समुद्रं शरणं गत: ॥ ३१ ॥
na tvayā bhīruṇā yotsye yudhi viklava-tejasā mathurāṁ sva-purīṁ tyaktvā samudraṁ śaraṇaṁ gataḥ
“但我不会与你交战，奎师那，因为你是懦夫。战阵之中你的威力退却，你舍弃自己的都城摩图罗，逃去投靠大海。”
FAQs
In this verse Jarāsandha mocks Kṛṣṇa for relocating from Mathurā to the sea-side fortress of Dvārakā, portraying it as fear, though the move was part of Kṛṣṇa’s larger divine strategy to protect His people and accomplish His mission.
Jarāsandha speaks this verse to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, taunting Him and challenging His valor before battle.
Do not judge wise restraint as weakness—sometimes stepping back from conflict and choosing a safer, strategic course protects others and serves a higher purpose.