Shloka 42
यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)
चारुवर्मा चारुकश् च तथाक्रूरादयो द्विज एरकारूपिभिर् वज्रैस् ते निजघ्नुः परस्परम्
cāruvarmā cārukaś ca tathākrūrādayo dvija erakārūpibhir vajrais te nijaghnuḥ parasparam
婆羅門よ、チャールヴァルマーとチャールカ、またアクルーラらも、エラカーの姿をした金剛杵のごとき武器を取り、互いに討ち合った。
Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya
FAQs
They symbolize destiny and karmic ripening—ordinary reeds become vajra-like instruments, showing how adharma and inevitable consequence can transform the mundane into catastrophic power.
Through concise narration of mutual violence: when internal restraint and dharma fail, the same community turns upon itself, and the lineage’s strength becomes the cause of its dissolution.
Even in a verse focused on human conflict, the Purana’s larger frame implies Vishnu as the supreme regulator of cosmic order—events unfold within His governing law of dharma and karma across the yuga cycle.