Devanagari
सहदेवं तत्तनयं भगवान् भूतभावन: ।
अभ्यषिञ्चदमेयात्मा मगधानां पतिं प्रभु: ।
मोचयामास राजन्यान्संरुद्धा मागधेन ये ॥ ४६ ॥
Verse text
sahadevaṁ tat-tanayaṁ
bhagavān bhūta-bhāvanaḥ
abhyaṣiṣcad ameyātmā
magadhānāṁ patiṁ prabhuḥ
mocayām āsa rājanyān
saṁruddhā māgadhena ye
Synonyms
sahadevam
—
named Sahadeva
;
tat
—
his (Jarāsandha’s)
;
tanayam
—
son
;
bhagavān
—
the Personality of Godhead
;
bhūta
—
of all living beings
;
bhāvanaḥ
—
the sustainer
;
abhyaṣiṣcat
—
coronated
;
ameya
—
ātmā — the immeasurable one
;
magadhānām
—
of the Magadhas
;
patim
—
as the master
;
prabhuḥ
—
the Lord
;
mocayām āsa
—
He released
;
rājanyān
—
the kings
;
saṁruddhāḥ
—
imprisoned
;
māgadhena
—
by Jarāsandha
;
ye
—
who .
Translation
The immeasurable Supreme Personality of Godhead, the sustainer and benefactor of all living beings, coronated Jarāsandha’s son, Sahadeva, as the new ruler of the Magadhas. The Lord then freed all the kings Jarāsandha had imprisoned.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The immeasurable Supreme Personality of Godhead, the sustainer and benefactor of all living beings, coronated Jarāsandha's son, Sahadeva, as the new ruler of the Magadhas. The Lord then freed all the kings Jarāsandha had imprisoned.
KB 10.72.46
Although Jarāsandha was killed, neither Kṛṣṇa nor the two Pāṇḍava brothers made a claim to the throne. Their purpose in killing Jarāsandha was to stop him from creating a disturbance to the proper discharge of world peace. A demon always creates disturbances, whereas a demigod always tries to keep peace in the world. The mission of Lord Kṛṣṇa is to protect the righteous and kill the demons who disturb a peaceful situation. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa immediately called for the son of Jarāsandha, whose name was Sahadeva, and with due ritualistic ceremonies the Lord asked him to occupy the seat of his father and reign over the kingdom peacefully. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the master of the whole cosmic creation, and He wants everyone to live peacefully and execute Kṛṣṇa consciousness. After installing Sahadeva on the throne, He released all the kings and princes who had been imprisoned unnecessarily by Jarāsandha.
Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Seventy-second Chapter of Kṛṣṇa, “The Liberation of King Jarāsandha.”
Purport
Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “Although Jarāsandha was killed, neither Kṛṣṇa nor the two Pāṇḍava brothers made a claim to the throne. Their purpose in killing Jarāsandha was to stop him from creating a disturbance to the proper discharge of world peace. A demon always creates disturbances, whereas a demigod always tries to keep peace in the world. The mission of Lord Kṛṣṇa is to give protection to the righteous persons and to kill the demons who disturb a peaceful situation. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa immediately called for the son of Jarāsandha, whose name was Sahadeva, and with due ritualistic ceremonies the Lord asked him to occupy the seat of his father and reign over the kingdom peacefully. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the master of the whole cosmic creation, and He wants everyone to live peacefully and execute Kṛṣṇa consciousness. After installing Sahadeva on the throne, He released all the kings and princes who had been imprisoned unnecessarily by Jarāsandha.”
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Seventy-second Chapter, of the
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,
entitled “The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha.”
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Kṛṣṇa enthroned Jarāsandha’s son because Kṛṣṇa was full of all powers (bhagavān), was the creator of the universe (bhūta-bhāvanaḥ), was spread everywhere (ameyātmā) and was the master of everyone (prabhuḥ). Since he had all powers to create billions of such kingdoms immediately by his great energies, he had no desire for this insignificant kingdom. Or, as the Lord with all powers (bhagavān) he did not depend on this kingdom, but he was also merciful, being the protector of all beings (bhūta-bhāvanaḥ). Moreover he had unlimited intelligence (ameyātmā). By personally enthroning Sahadeva, he would assist the Pāṇḍavas in holding the rājasūya sacrifice since Sahadeva would then follow his orders with faith. Moreover he was in possession of all wealth or was Lord of the universe (prabhuḥ). Therefore enthroning Sahadeva was proper for him. The words describing the Lord are successively greater reasons for Kṛṣṇa to enthrone Sahadeva.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Seventy-second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled "The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha."
10.73: Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings
verses: Summary, 1-6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12-13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
Chapter Summary
This chapter relates how Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, after freeing the kings imprisoned by Jarāsandha, mercifully gave them His audience and bestowed royal gifts upon them.
When Lord Kṛṣṇa freed the 20,800 kings Jarāsandha had imprisoned, they immediately fell to the ground to pay Him obeisances. Then they stood with joined palms and began to pray to Him. Seeing their imprisonment as an act of mercy by the Lord to smash their false pride, the kings prayed only to be granted whatever would facilitate their perpetual remembrance of His lotus feet.
The Lord assured the kings that their prayer would be fulfilled. He instructed them, "Worship Me by performing Vedic sacrifices, and protect your subjects in accordance with the principles of religion. Fixing your minds on Me, beget progeny, and remain always equipoised in happiness and distress. Thus at the end of your lives you will surely attain Me."
Lord Kṛṣṇa then saw to it that the kings were properly bathed and dressed, and He had Sahadeva offer them flower garlands, sandalwood pulp, fine clothing and other things suitable for kings. After having them adorned with jewels and golden ornaments, He seated them on chariots and sent them off to their respective kingdoms. In accordance with the orders the Lord had given them, they began to carry out their various duties once again.
Lord Kṛṣṇa, Bhīma and Arjuna then departed for Indraprastha, where they met with King Yudhiṣṭhira and related to him everything that had happened.