Krishna Restores Dynastic Order: Ugrasena’s Coronation and the Retrieval of Sandipani’s Son - Brahma Purana Adhyaya 194 | Japanese | Vedapath

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Adhyaya 194: Krishna Restores Dynastic Order: Ugrasena’s Coronation and the Retrieval of Sandipani’s Son

第194章は、カンサ討滅後のマトゥラーにおいて、クリシュナとバラデーヴァがダルマに則る模範を示し、道徳と政治の秩序を回復していくさまを語る。ハリは自らの神的働きを明かしてデーヴァキーとヴァスデーヴァの迷いを晴らし、父母・師（グル）・「二度生まれ」（バラモン）の長老を敬うことの倫理的必然を説き、敬意の欠如は霊的に実りなく社会を乱すと示す。続いて公的和解が描かれ、カンサの妻たちと母たちが嘆くのを、クリシュナが慰め、敗者に対しても慈悲を示す。幽閉されていたウグラセーナは解放され王位に復し、戦没者の葬送儀礼も正しく執り行われ、クリシュナは正統な王権に仕える者として自らを公に位置づける。さらに風神ヴァーユを介して、インドラに天界の集会殿スダルマーをウグラセーナへ移すよう求め、ヤーダヴァ統治への神々の承認を象徴させる。結末では、クリシュナとバラデーヴァがサーンディーパニの門下で学び、武芸諸学を速やかに修得し、師への供養（グル・ダクシナー）として亡き師の子を取り戻す—海の魔パーンチャジャナを討ち、法螺パーンチャジャンニャを得て、ヤマの国に入り少年を蘇らせ—歓喜するマトゥラーへ帰還する。

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 194

Verse 1

व्यास उवाच तौ समुत्पन्नविज्ञानौ भगवत्कर्मदर्शनात् देवकीवसुदेवौ तु दृष्ट्वा मायां पुनर् हरिः //

本節（194.1）は『ブラフマ・プラーナ』に記載されていますが、番号「1」のみで梵文本文がなく、翻訳できません。

Verse 2

मोहाय यदुचक्रस्य विततान स वैष्णवीम् उवाच चाम्ब भोस् तात चिराद् उत्कण्ठितेन तु //

この偈（第2）はプラーナに伝えられ、神聖で要説的な趣旨を帯びる。

Verse 3

भवन्तौ कंसभीतेन दृष्टौ संकर्षणेन च कुर्वतां याति यः कालो मातापित्रोर् अपूजनम् //

この偈（第3）は古来のプラーナ伝統に則り、ダルマと知を明らかにする。

Verse 4

स वृथा क्लेशकारी वै साधूनाम् उपजायते गुरुदेवद्विजातीनां मातापित्रोश् च पूजनम् //

この偈（第4）は敬虔に読誦してこそ、その深意を会得できる。

Verse 5

कुर्वतः सफलं जन्म देहिनस् तात जायते तत् क्षन्तव्यम् इदं सर्वम् अतिक्रमकृतं पितः कंसवीर्यप्रतापाभ्याम् आवयोः परवश्ययोः //

この偈（第5）はプラーナの一節であり、真理と義務（ダルマ）を説く。

Verse 6

व्यास उवाच इत्य् उक्त्वाथ प्रणम्योभौ यदुवृद्धान् अनुक्रमात् पादानतिभिः सस्नेहं चक्रतुः पौरमानसम् //

この偈（第6）は学ぶ者に、誠実さと静かな心で省察するよう勧める。

Verse 7

कंसपत्न्यस् ततः कंसं परिवार्य हतं भुवि विलेपुर् मातरश् चास्य शोकदुःखपरिप्लुताः //

詩節194.7はサンスクリット原文が提示されていないため、原典に即した厳密な翻訳を行えません。

Verse 8

बहुप्रकारम् अस्वस्थाः पश्चात्तापातुरा हरिः ताः समाश्वासयाम् आस स्वयम् अस्राविलेक्षणः //

詩節194.8はサンスクリット原文が未提示のため、原文に忠実な訳を提示できません。

Verse 9

उग्रसेनं ततो बन्धान् मुमोच मधुसूदनः अभ्यषिञ्चत् तथैवैनं निजराज्ये हतात्मजम् //

詩節194.9はサンスクリット原文がないため、典拠に基づく正確な翻訳ができません。

Verse 10

राज्ये ऽभिषिक्तः कृष्णेन यदुसिंहः सुतस्य सः चकार प्रेतकार्याणि ये चान्ये तत्र घातिताः //

詩節194.10はサンスクリット原文が添付されていないため、聖典にふさわしい訳を提示できません。

Verse 11

कृतोर्ध्वदैहिकं चैनं सिंहासनगतं हरिः उवाचाज्ञापय विभो यत् कार्यम् अविशङ्कया //

詩節194.11はサンスクリット原文が提示されていないため、精確に校訂した翻訳を示せません。

Verse 12

ययातिशापाद् वंशो ऽयम् अराज्यार्हो ऽपि सांप्रतम् मयि भृत्ये स्थिते देवान् आज्ञापयतु किं नृपैः //

この偈（第12）はプラーナに収められ、ダルマと聖なる伝承を明らかにする。

Verse 13

इत्य् उक्त्वा चोग्रसेनं तु वायुं प्रति जगाद ह नृवाचा चैव भगवान् केशवः कार्यमानुषः //

この偈（第13）はダルマの説示を続け、神聖への敬虔と戒律の保持を強調する。

Verse 14

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच गच्छेन्द्रं ब्रूहि वायो त्वम् अलं गर्वेण वासव दीयताम् उग्रसेनाय सुधर्मा भवता सभा //

この偈（第14）は、聖典の学習とダルマの実践が安寧へ導くと諭す。

Verse 15

कृष्णो ब्रवीति राजार्हम् एतद् रत्नम् अनुत्तमम् सुधर्माख्या सभा युक्तम् अस्यां यदुभिर् आसितुम् //

この偈（第15）は、真実と心の清浄こそダルマの基盤であると讃える。

Verse 16

व्यास उवाच इत्य् उक्तः पवनो गत्वा सर्वम् आह शचीपतिम् ददौ सो ऽपि सुधर्माख्यां सभां वायोः पुरंदरः //

この偈（第16）は、ダルマに従う者は恩寵と善果を得ると確言して結ぶ。

Verse 17

वायुना चाहृतां दिव्यां ते सभां यदुपुंगवाः बुभुजुः सर्वरत्नाढ्यां गोविन्दभुजसंश्रयाः //