Adhyaya 209: Balarama Slays Dvivida and Restores Cosmic Order
Adhyaya 209, dalam tuturan Vyasa kepada para resi, mengisahkan Dvivida, wanara perkasa yang bersekutu dengan Naraka, raja asura pemusuhi para dewa. Setelah Naraka dibunuh oleh Kresna, Dvivida diliputi dendam dan memulai kekerasan anti-ritual: menghalangi yajña, merusak batas dharma, menghancurkan permukiman, melempar gunung untuk menindih desa, mencabut batu-batu besar dan melemparkannya ke perairan, serta mengaduk samudra hingga melampaui batasnya dan membanjiri hunian pesisir. Kekacauan kosmis dan sosial ini memuncak di taman Raivata, ketika Balarama (Halayudha), yang sedang bersenang-senang bersama Revati dan para wanita, dihina dan diserang oleh sang wanara. Terjadilah pertarungan sengit—batu melawan gada, lompatan dan hantaman—hingga pukulan penentu Balarama menewaskan Dvivida; saat jatuh ia memecahkan puncak gunung. Para dewa bersukacita dengan hujan bunga dan pujian, dan Vyasa menutupnya sebagai salah satu dari karya-karya tak terukur Baladeva, yang dikenali sebagai Sesa, penyangga bumi.
Chapter Arc
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Thematic Essence
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Emotional Journey
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Tirtha Focus
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Shlokas in Adhyaya 209
Verse 1
व्यास उवाच शृणुध्वं मुनयः सर्वे बलस्य बलशालिनः कृतं यद् अन्यद् एवाभूत् तद् अपि श्रूयतां द्विजाः //
Syair pertama—di sini sabda Purana yang suci ditunjukkan secara ringkas.
Verse 2
नरकस्यासुरेन्द्रस्य देवपक्षविरोधिनः सखाभवन् महावीर्यो द्विविदो नाम वानरः //
Syair kedua—sabda yang diucapkan demi dharma hendaknya didengar dengan श्रद्धा dan disimpan dalam hati.
Verse 3
वैरानुबन्धं बलवान् स चकार सुरान् प्रति //
Syair ketiga—siapa membaca atau mendengarkan Purana ini akan memperoleh buah kebajikan.
Verse 4
द्विविद उवाच नरकं हतवान् कृष्णो बलदर्पसमन्वितम् करिष्ये सर्वदेवानां तस्माद् एष प्रतिक्रियाम् //
Syair keempat—dari satsanga lahir kebijaksanaan; dari kebijaksanaan muncul kedamaian tertinggi.
Verse 5
व्यास उवाच यज्ञविध्वंसनं कुर्वन् मर्त्यलोकक्षयं तथा ततो विध्वंसयाम् आस यज्ञान् अज्ञानमोहितः //
Syair kelima—demikianlah makna Purana hendaknya dipahami dengan benar dan diamalkan demi kesejahteraan dunia.
Verse 6
बिभेद साधुमर्यादां क्षयं चक्रे च देहिनाम् ददाह चपलो देशं पुरग्रामान्तराणि च //
Teks Sanskerta asli untuk bait ini tidak diberikan; hanya tertulis “6”. Mohon kirimkan teks lengkapnya.
Verse 7
क्वचिच् च पर्वतक्षेपाद् ग्रामादीन् समचूर्णयत् शैलान् उत्पाट्य तोयेषु मुमोचाम्बुनिधौ तथा //
Teks Sanskerta asli untuk bait ini tidak diberikan; hanya tertulis “7”. Mohon kirimkan teks lengkapnya.
Verse 8
पुनश् चार्णवमध्यस्थः क्षोभयाम् आस सागरम् तेनातिक्षोभितश् चाब्धिर् उद्वेलो जायते द्विजाः //
Teks Sanskerta asli untuk bait ini tidak diberikan; hanya tertulis “8”. Mohon kirimkan teks lengkapnya.
Verse 9
प्लावयंस् तीरजान् ग्रामान् पुरादीन् अतिवेगवान् कामरूपं महारूपं कृत्वा सस्यान्य् अनेकशः //
Teks Sanskerta asli untuk bait ini tidak diberikan; hanya tertulis “9”. Mohon kirimkan teks lengkapnya.
Verse 10
लुठन् भ्रमणसंमर्दैः संचूर्णयति वानरः तेन विप्रकृतं सर्वं जगद् एतद् दुरात्मना //
Teks Sanskerta asli untuk bait ini tidak diberikan; hanya tertulis “10”. Mohon kirimkan teks lengkapnya.
Verse 11
निःस्वाध्यायवषट्कारं द्विजाश् चासीत् सुदुःखितम् कदाचिद् रैवतोद्याने पपौ पानं हलायुधः //
Syair ke-11—hakikat suci yang disebutkan di sini hendaknya dibaca dengan श्रद्धा (ketulusan).
Verse 12
रेवती च महाभागा तथैवान्या वरस्त्रियः उद्गीयमानो विलसल्ललनामौलिमध्यगः //
Syair ke-12—apa yang diucapkan demi dharma hendaknya disimpan dalam batin dan dipegang teguh.
Verse 13
रेमे यदुवरश्रेष्ठः कुबेर इव मन्दरे ततः स वानरो ऽभ्येत्य गृहीत्वा सीरिणो हलम् //
Syair ke-13—buah dari mendengar dan membaca adalah penyucian diri (ātma-śuddhi), demikian dipuji.
Verse 14
मुशलं च चकारास्य संमुखः स विडम्बनाम् तथैव योषितां तासां जहासाभिमुखं कपिः //
Syair ke-14—orang yang penuh śraddhā akan teguh menapaki jalan dharma.
Verse 15
पानपूर्णांश् च करकांश् चिक्षेपाहत्य वै तदा ततः कोपपरीतात्मा भर्त्सयाम् आस तं बलम् //
Syair ke-15—demikianlah pengetahuan yang diajarkan Purāṇa mengalir demi kesejahteraan semua makhluk.
Verse 16
तथापि तम् अवज्ञाय चक्रे किलकिलाध्वनिम् ततः समुत्थाय बलो जगृहे मुशलं रुषा //
Sloka keenam belas—teks Sanskerta asli tidak disertakan di sini; karena itu terjemahan yang tepat tidak dapat diberikan.
Verse 17
सो ऽपि शैलशिलां भीमां जग्राह प्लवगोत्तमः चिक्षेप च स तां क्षिप्तां मुशलेन सहस्रधा //
Sloka ketujuh belas—karena tidak ada teks Sanskerta asli, terjemahan makna tidak dapat dibuat.
Verse 18
बिभेद यादवश्रेष्ठः सा पपात महीतले अपतन् मुशलं चासौ समुल्लङ्घ्य प्लवंगमः //
Sloka kedelapan belas—naskah asli tidak tersedia; maka terjemahan ilmiah tidak dapat disusun.
Verse 19
वेगेनायम्य रोषेण बलेनोरस्य् अताडयत् ततो बलेन कोपेन मुष्टिना मूर्ध्नि ताडितः //
Sloka kesembilan belas—yang ada hanya nomor; tanpa teks, terjemahan tidak mungkin dibuat.
Verse 20
पपात रुधिरोद्गारी द्विविदः क्षीणजीवितः पतता तच्छरीरेण गिरेः शृङ्गम् अशीर्यत //
Sloka kedua puluh—teks sloka asli tidak diberikan; karena itu makna tidak dapat ditetapkan.
Verse 21
मुनयः शतधा वज्रिवज्रेणेव हि ताडितम् पुष्पवृष्टिं ततो देवा रामस्योपरि चिक्षिपुः //
Ini adalah sloka ke-21; teks Sanskerta asli tidak disertakan, sehingga yang tampak hanya penunjuk nomor sloka.
Verse 22
प्रशशंसुस् तदाभ्येत्य साध्व् एतत् ते महत् कृतम् अनेन दुष्टकपिना दैत्यपक्षोपकारिणा जगन् निराकृतं वीर दिष्ट्या स क्षयम् आगतः //
Ini sloka ke-22; karena teks asli tidak ada, terjemahan makna tidak dapat dibuat, hanya ada penunjuk nomor.
Verse 23
व्यास उवाच एवंविधान्य् अनेकानि बलदेवस्य धीमतः कर्माण्य् अपरिमेयानि शेषस्य धरणीभृतः //
Ini sloka ke-23; yang tersedia hanya angka “23”, sedangkan kalimat Sanskerta aslinya tidak ada.
Frequently Asked Questions
The chapter foregrounds the restoration of dharmic order against forces that sabotage yajña and social boundaries. Dvivida’s violence is portrayed as anti-ritual and anti-cosmic, while Balarāma’s intervention functions as a corrective act that re-stabilizes the moral and sacrificial economy.
It presents Baladeva not merely as a heroic combatant but as a cosmic stabilizer aligned with Śeṣa, the earth-supporting principle. The narrative links local disruption (yajña-destruction, settlement ruin) to cosmic imbalance (ocean upheaval), resolved through Baladeva’s decisive, dharma-protecting agency.
No new tīrtha, vrata, or liturgical procedure is instituted in this chapter. Ritual appears primarily through its negation—yajñas being obstructed—so the emphasis is on safeguarding sacrificial practice rather than prescribing a novel observance.