***P2 Mahabharata Bk 2 Bhima Kills Jarasadha

[Anne Terri]

Painting 2 BHIMA KILLS JARASANDHA

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The Mahabharata Book 2 Sabha Parva -
Kisari Mohan Ganguli, tr.
[1883-1896]

“God / Brahman Speaking To Anne Terri Through The Holy Spirit: As the Mahabharata contains many Parvas and Sub-Parvas, I have Asked Anne to continue with Book 2 -The Sabha Parva, and make a painting to depict the story of Krishna and Bhima, who go to Magadha to take down Jarasandha the King, because he is evil and performing human sacrifices. Links are provided below to these sections within Our Library, so that if you choose you may read this in detail.

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3. Rajasuyarambha Parva (Sections XIV-XIX)

Krishna explains why Jarasandha - the king of Magadha - should be killed, why human sacrifices by Jarasandha must be stopped, Jarasandha's prisoners freed. This would also help complete Rajasuya, he counsels Yudhishthira. Krishna is asked why Jarasandha is powerful as well as evil. He explains with the story of Vrihatratha (lord of the earth) and demoness Jara, how Jarasandha was named after the demoness.


4. Jarasandha-vadha Parva (Sections XX-XXIV)

Krishna, Arjuna and Bhima arrive at Magadha, a prosperous kingdom inherited and ruled by Jarasandha. Krishna describes how King Goutama married Ushinara - a Sudra woman - and they had famous sons. They visit Jarasandha, who demands to know why he is being considered an enemy of Krishna, Arjuna and Bhima, when he has done nothing wrong to any of them personally. Krishna explains that persecution of men is cruelty to virtuous life, and human sacrifice is a crime against humanity. Such a crime is sin that touches every one, including Bhima, Arjuna and him. Jarasandha's sin is injustice that must be challenged. They invite him to either release all the prisoners scheduled for human sacrifice or accept a battle to death. Jarasandha chooses war, picks Bhima as the adversary. Krishna counsels Bhima on principles of just war theory, a theory that appears in more detail in other books of Mahabharata. Bhima kills Jarasandha. The prisoners targeted for human sacrifices are freed.

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Jarasandha - the king of Magadha paintings for collage
Bhima and Jarasandh Wrestling
By Raja Ravi Varma - barodaart.com/oleographs-mahabharat.html, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42490695