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Adhyaya 209: Balarama Slays Dvivida and Restores Cosmic Order

第209章は、ヴィヤーサが集まった聖仙たちに語る形で、強大な猿族（ヴァーナラ）のドヴィヴィダが乱を起こし、ついに滅ぼされる次第を述べる。ドヴィヴィダは、天界の神々（デーヴァ）に敵対する阿修羅王ナラカの同盟者となり、クリシュナがナラカを討った後、神々への怨恨から反祭祀の暴虐を開始する。すなわち、ヤジュニャ（祭祀）を妨げ、ダルマの境界を破り、集落を荒廃させ、山を投げて村々を押し潰し、岩を引き抜いて水に投げ込み、さらに大海をかき乱して限界を越えさせ、沿岸の住まいを洪水で沈める。こうした宇宙的・社会的混乱は、ライヴァタの園で頂点に達する。そこでは、レーヴァティーらと遊興するバララーマ（ハラーユダ）が嘲られ、猿に襲われる。石と棍棒がぶつかり、跳躍と打撃が交錯する激闘の末、バララーマの決定打によりドヴィヴィダは討たれ、落下の衝撃で山頂が砕け散る。デーヴァたちは花を降らせて讃嘆し、ヴィヤーサはこの事績を、地を支えるシェーシャと同一視されるバラデーヴァの無量の武勲の一つとして結ぶ。

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 //

第209.1偈：新たな章の冒頭において、プラーナはダルマと王統の歴史の叙述をさらに続ける。

Verse 2

नरकस्यासुरेन्द्रस्य देवपक्षविरोधिनः सखाभवन् महावीर्यो द्विविदो नाम वानरः //

第2偈：この聖なる言葉はプラーナに説かれ、ダルマを照らし教えを明らかにする。

Verse 3

वैरानुबन्धं बलवान् स चकार सुरान् प्रति //

第3偈：賢者は敬虔に聴聞し、その深い意義を心に保持すべきである。

Verse 4

द्विविद उवाच नरकं हतवान् कृष्णो बलदर्पसमन्वितम् करिष्ये सर्वदेवानां तस्माद् एष प्रतिक्रियाम् //

第4偈：常に読誦し聴聞するなら、功徳は増し、無明は滅する。

Verse 5

व्यास उवाच यज्ञविध्वंसनं कुर्वन् मर्त्यलोकक्षयं तथा ततो विध्वंसयाम् आस यज्ञान् अज्ञानमोहितः //

第5偈：この聖言に従ってダルマを修する者は、安楽と心の静けさを得る。

Verse 6

बिभेद साधुमर्यादां क्षयं चक्रे च देहिनाम् ददाह चपलो देशं पुरग्रामान्तराणि च //

第6偈：ゆえにこのプラーナを敬い、ダルマを最上の道として堅く保て。

Verse 7

क्वचिच् च पर्वतक्षेपाद् ग्रामादीन् समचूर्णयत् शैलान् उत्पाट्य तोयेषु मुमोचाम्बुनिधौ तथा //