Jarasandha was the king of Magadha . He was the son of
a Vedic king named Brihadratha.
But he is
generally held in negative light owing to his enmity with the Yadava clan in the Mahābhārata..Jarasandh decided to get his two daughters 'Asti and Prapti'
married to the heir apparent of Mathura, Kansa.
When Krishna killed Kansa in
Mathura, Jarasandha become enraged because of Krishna and the entire Yadavas
clan on seeing his two daughters being widowed. So, Jarasandha attacked Mathura
and the Yadavs 17 times. Once his army included the Panchalas and the Kurus
among other kings of India. While Krishna and the Yadavs's survived the
attacks, sensing danger Krishna relocated his capital city to Dwaraka.
Dwaraka
was an island and it was not possible for anyone to attack it at all. Krishna
began a campaign to diminish the power of Jarasandha, one by one eliminating
his powerful allies like Kalyavana, Narakshura, Hansha, Dimbaka. . In an another incident when Jarasandha arrests Sakuni
and Dhuryodhana, Karna comes to the rescue. Karna fought Jarasandha to a
standstill. Jarasandha gifted Malini town to Karna as a prize for his skills.
The
eldest Pandava, Yudishtra wanted to perform the Rajasuya Yagya. In order to perform
the Rajasuya Yagya, a king had to be
declared emperor and all the surrounding kingdoms had to recognize the emperor
as their overlord. In order for this to happen, Yudishtra would have to defeat
Jarasandha and obtain the title of emperor
Upon
reaching Magadha, Krishna, Arjuna and Bheema
challenged Jarasandha to a wrestling match. Bheema and Jarasandha fought
for days, both equally matched and neither succumbed to the other's blows.
Bheema realizing that Jarasandha was an equal match looked to Krishna for help. Now Krishna who
knew the story of Jarasandha's birth, picked up a twig from the floor, broke it
in two halves and threw the two halves far away from each other.
Bheema now knew
what he must do. He threw Jarasandha to the ground, held his legs and split his
body in two. He then threw the two halves of
Jarasandhafar away from each other so that they might not join. Bheema had
defeated Jarasandha and Krishna installed
Jarasandha's son as the king of Magadha. In return, Jarasandha's son agreed to be a vassal to the Pandavas
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarasandha
http://www.indiaparenting.com/stories/82_2240/the-story-of-krishna-and-jarasandha.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magadha_Kingdom
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