एवम् उक्तः स कृष्णेन युद्धं वव्रे महाद्युतिः ॥
जरासंधस् ततो राजन् भीमसेनेन मागधः ॥
धारयन्न् अगदान् मुख्यान् निर्वृतीर् वेदनानि च ॥
उपतस्थे जरासंधं युयुत्सुं वै पुरोहितः ॥
कृतस्वस्त्ययनो विद्वान् ब्राह्मणेन यशस्विना ॥
समनह्यज् जरासंधः क्षत्रधर्मम् अनुव्रतः ॥
evam uktaḥ sa kṛṣṇena yuddhaṃ vavre mahādyutiḥ ||
jarāsaṃdhas tato rājan bhīmasenena māgadhaḥ ||
dhārayann agadān mukhyān nirvṛtīr vedanāni ca ||
upatasthe jarāsaṃdhaṃ yuyutsuṃ vai purohitaḥ ||
kṛtasvastyayano vidvān brāhmaṇena yaśasvinā ||
samanahyaj jarāsaṃdhaḥ kṣatradharmam anuvrataḥ ||
Thus addressed by Krishna, the greatly radiant Jarasandha, lord of Magadha, chose battle with Bhimasena, O king. Holding the finest remedies, healing agents, and [herbs] for pain, the household priest approached [the king], who was eager for battle; and, blessed by the learned, renowned brahmin, Jarasandha, faithful to kshatra-dharma, girded himself [for battle].
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The verse shows a king who, even on the threshold of death, observes the rite and duty of his estate: the priest, the blessing, fidelity to kshatra-dharma. It is significant that outward piety does not atone for lawlessness — the one who prepared kings as an offering to Rudra now himself receives a benediction before the fight. Thus scripture shows: dharma performed without truth of heart is but a garment, and a rite that consecrates unrighteous strife will not turn aside what has been ordained.