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Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
standing nearby saw that the body of Jarāsandha was now divided into two halves, so that each half had one leg, one thigh, one testicle, one breast, half a backbone, half a chest, one collarbone, one arm, one eye, one ear, and half a face.
As soon as the news of Jarāsandha's death was announced, all the citizens of Magadha began to cry, "Alas, alas," while Lord Krṣṇa and Arjuna embraced Bhīmasena to congratulate him. Although Jarāsandha was killed, neither Krṣṇa nor the two Pāṇḍava brothers made a claim to the throne. Their purpose in killing Jarāsandha was to stop him from creating a disturbance against 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 Krṣṇa is to give protection to the righteous persons and to kill the demons who disturb a peaceful situation. Therefore Lord Krṣṇa immediately called for the son of Jarāsandha, whose name was Sahadeva, and with due ritualistic ceremonies He asked him to occupy the seat of his father and reign over the kingdom peacefully. Lord Krṣṇa is the master of the whole cosmic creation, and He wants everyone to live peacefully and execute Krṣṇa 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 Second Volume, Seventeenth Chapter, of Krṣṇa, "Liberation of King Jarāsandha."