Deva–Asura Battle after the Nectar; Bali’s Illusions and Hari’s Intervention
यातुधान्यश्च शतश: शूलहस्ता विवासस: । छिन्धि भिन्धीति वादिन्यस्तथा रक्षोगणा: प्रभो ॥ ४८ ॥
yātudhānyaś ca śataśaḥ śūla-hastā vivāsasaḥ chindhi bhindhīti vādinyas tathā rakṣo-gaṇāḥ prabho
王よ、そのとき男女のヤートゥダーナや羅刹の群れが幾百も現れ、裸のまま三叉戟を手にして、「斬れ!突き刺せ!」と叫んだ。
This verse depicts rākṣasa hosts and yātudhānīs as ferocious, violent beings who incite destruction—crying “Cut him! Split him!”—highlighting the demoniac impulse toward cruelty.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this to King Parīkṣit while describing the Deva–Asura battle in the Eighth Canto.
It cautions one to recognize and avoid influences that glorify violence and hatred, and to cultivate sattvic discipline and devotion rather than destructive speech and intent.