Shloka 6
Adhyaya 5 — Balarama's Pilgrimage
ततो वृत्रः समुत्तस्थौ ज्वालामाली महासुरः ।
महाकायो महादंष्ट्रो भिन्नाञ्जनचयप्रभः ॥
tato vṛtraḥ samuttasthau jvālāmālī mahāsuraḥ / mahākāyo mahādaṃṣṭro bhinnāñjanacayaprabhaḥ
അപ്പോൾ മഹാസുരൻ വൃത്രൻ എഴുന്നേറ്റു—ജ്വാലാമാലകളാൽ ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടവൻ; വിശാലദേഹം, മഹാദംഷ്ട്രങ്ങൾ, ചതച്ച കജ്ജലക്കൂമ്പാരത്തെപ്പോലെ ധൂമ്രദീപ്തിയിൽ തിളങ്ങുന്നവൻ।
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FAQs
The verse establishes the archetypal rise of adharma as a formidable, fear-inducing force—described through overwhelming size, fiery aura, and predatory fangs—setting the stage for the necessity of divine or dharmic counteraction. It underscores that evil often appears powerful and dazzling, yet is ultimately a narrative prelude to its subduing by righteous order.
This is best classified under Vaṃśānucarita / narrative of conflicts involving notable beings (a historical-epic episode), rather than Sarga/Pratisarga. It is not explicitly Manvantara or Vaṃśa (genealogy) in this isolated verse, but a character-emergence within a larger heroic account.
Vṛtra’s ‘flame-garland’ and ‘dark collyrium-like radiance’ combine fire and smoke imagery—suggesting tamas (obscuration) masquerading as splendor. The gigantic body and fangs symbolize inflated ego and consuming desire. Such iconography often signals the inner adversary: a rising, fiery passion wrapped in darkness that must be confronted by discernment and divine alignment.