Mahabharata war happened on the battlefield of Kurukshetra which is in the present-day Haryana state of India.
Lord Krishna is lovingly called Rancchod (रणछोड) in North India because he left his battle with Jarasandha midway and migrated with his entire clan to Dwaraka. Mahabharata very clearly says that Balarama at one point in time was just about to kill Jarasandha. But then, an oracle was heard that Jarasandha was destined to die at the hands of Bhima. Rajasuya of Yudhishtira was the first step for the Pandavas to show their power to the world. Vanquishing someone as formidable as Jarasandha definitely would help in this. Krishna must have intended to make this happen.
शक्तिहस्तं विरूपाक्षं शिखिवाहं षडाननम् । दारुणं रिपुघोरघ्नं भावये कुक्कुटध्वजम् । shaktihastam viroopaaksham shikhivaaham shad'aananam . daarunam ripughoraghnam bhaavaye kukkut'adhvajam .....
शक्तिहस्तं विरूपाक्षं शिखिवाहं षडाननम् ।
दारुणं रिपुघोरघ्नं भावये कुक्कुटध्वजम् ।
shaktihastam viroopaaksham shikhivaaham shad'aananam .
daarunam ripughoraghnam bhaavaye kukkut'adhvajam .
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