Shloka 36
Kṛṣṇasya Dvārakā-praveśaḥ — Krishna’s Return to Dvārakā and the Raivataka Festival
ततो वजप्रहारैस्तैर्दार्यमाणा वसुन्धरा । नागलोकस्य पन्थानमकरोज्जनमेजय,जनमेजय! उस वज्रके प्रहारसे विदीर्ण होकर पृथ्वीने नागलोकका रास्ता प्रकट कर दिया
tato vajraprahārais tair dāryamāṇā vasundharā | nāgalokasya panthānam akaroj janamejaya ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。ついに、雷霆の金剛のごとき打撃が幾度も大地を撃ち、地は裂けた。おおジャナメージャヤよ、その裂け目はナーガの国へ通じる道を現した。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral weight of force: sustained violent action can rupture the natural and social order, bringing forth unforeseen and often dangerous consequences—symbolized by the earth splitting and exposing the Nāga realm.
Under repeated thunderbolt-like strikes, the ground is torn open, and a route to Nāgaloka becomes visible; Vaiśampāyana narrates this to King Janamejaya as the events intensify toward the subterranean serpent world.