Jarasandha

Quick Facts

About Jarasandha

The mighty king of Magadha, joined at birth from two halves by the demoness Jara. He imprisoned ninety-eight kings for sacrifice and was torn apart by Bhima in a fourteen-day wrestling match arranged by Krishna.

In Their Words

Ninety-eight kings kneel in my dungeons; you three beggars dare challenge me?

Jarasandha

Traits

• mighty
• ruthless
• proud
• indomitable

Story Appearances

• The Imperial SacrificeThe emperor who had to fall before the Rajasuya❧ 26 min

Stories Featuring Jarasandha

23 further tales on this site name Jarasandha, in canonical reading order.

• Draupadi's SwayamvaraThe Choosing of Her HusbandAdi Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Impossible ChallengeDestiny works in mysterious ways. The rejected princes of Hastinapura, believed dead, revealed themselves as the...Adi Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Pole Raised for a FriendA king who came down from his penance, and the festival he left behindAdi Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Weighing of the BharataThe gods put the epic in a balance against the four Vedas, and Sauti recites the eighteen booksAdi Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Fall of JarasandhaBhima's Fourteen-Day Duel at GirivrajaSabha Parva
• The Imperial CeremonyThe Rajasuya story contains a profound teaching about divine patience and justice. Krishna endured ninety-nine insults...Sabha Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Theft of RukminiHow Krishna Won His Queen at the Edge of a WeddingSabha Parva ‧ 28 min
• The King Made of Two HalvesA mango, two queens, and the demoness who put a child togetherSabha Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Road Out of HastinapuraWhat Vidura read in the way they walkedSabha Parva ‧ 19 min
• Magadha and the Fortress of GirivrajaThe empire of JarasandhaSabha Parva
• The Curse on Duryodhana's ThighA sage asks politely once, and is answered with a scratched footVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Promise Made in the Kamyaka WoodsThe allies arrive, and Draupadi asks Krishna what her friendship is worthVana Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Sacrifice of BattleDuryodhana makes the coming war his own rite, and his father disowns him for itUdyoga Parva ‧ 23 min
• Karna at the Grandsire's FeetThe forgiveness that came too late to change anythingBhishma Parva ‧ 19 min
• What Krishna Had Already DoneArjuna asks, and gets a list he did not expectDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• What Drupada Said About DuryodhanaFive kings die in front of Drona in one afternoon, and Drupada names the man who is not on the fieldDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• Karna at RajapuraA bride carried off, a hundred kings unhorsed, and the city a rival gave awayShanti Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Horse Goes SouthEkalavya's son, and the day Dwaraka grabbed the bridleAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 17 min
• The Wordy DartsFifteen Years of Bhima's UnforgivenessAshramavasika Parva ‧ 19 min
• The Court Comes to the ForestAn Army Marches Out to Visit Two Old AsceticsAshramavasika Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Night the Dead ReturnedVyasa Calls the Fallen Out of the GangaAshramavasika Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Flight to DwarakaThe City Built in the SeaHarivamsa
• Hamsa and DimbhakaThe Two Who Could Not Be KilledHarivamsa

Places in Jarasandha's Story

Drawn from the stories Jarasandha appears in.

• Kampilyaकाम्पिल्य
• Ekachakraएकचक्र
• Indraprasthaइंद्रप्रस्थ
• Magadhaमगध
• Hastinapurहस्तिनापुर
• Kundinapuraकुंडिनपुर
• Chediचेदि
• Dwarakaद्वारका
• Girivrajaगिरिव्रज
• Deogiriदेवगिरि
• Vaishaliवैशाली
• Mathuraमथुरा

Related Characters

Others counted among the Sages & Others.

• ✦Sage Kanva
• ◎Eklavya
• ★Shukracharya
• ♛Vrishaparva
• ♛Yadu
• ✧Princess Amba