Balarāma Slays the Ape Dvivida
Dvivida-vadha
तत्रापश्यद् यदुपतिं रामं पुष्करमालिनम् । सुदर्शनीयसर्वाङ्गं ललनायूथमध्यगम् ॥ ९ ॥ गायन्तं वारुणीं पीत्वा मदविह्वललोचनम् । विभ्राजमानं वपुषा प्रभिन्नमिव वारणम् ॥ १० ॥
tatrāpaśyad yadu-patiṁ rāmaṁ puṣkara-mālinam sudarśanīya-sarvāṅgaṁ lalanā-yūtha-madhya-gam
そこで彼は、ヤドゥ族の主シュリー・バララーマを見た。蓮華の花輪を飾り、全身ことごとく麗しく、若い女たちの群れのただ中におられた。ヴァールニーを飲んで歌い、酔いに揺れる眼差し、身は光り輝き、まるで発情期の象のようであった。
This verse describes Balarāma as supremely beautiful in every limb, adorned with lotus garlands, and radiantly present among a joyful circle of young women.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these events to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the Tenth Canto’s account of the Lord’s pastimes.
A devotee can cultivate bhakti by remembering the Lord’s auspicious, lotus-adorned form, replacing worldly fascination with devotional contemplation (smaraṇa).