• King Vrihadratha of Magadha was unable to have children, so he sought a magical mango from a sage.
• The mango produced two malformed infants, which their mothers abandoned.
• A maid was tasked with burying the infants in the forest, but instead threw them away.
• A cannibalistic woman from the forest found the infants, wrapped them together, and took them to the palace.

• The king named the child Jarasandha, which means “one who was put together by Jara”.

Jarasandha’s rise to power 

• Jarasandha grew up to be a strong and capable ruler, feared for his battle skills.
• He was a rival of the Yadav clan.

Jarasandha’s defeat 

• Lord Krishna, Bhima, and Arjuna disguised as Brahmins traveled to Magadha to defeat Jarasandha.

• Krishna challenged Jarasandha to a duel, and Jarasandha chose Bhima
• Bhima killed Jarasandha by splitting him in two.