Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततो बलेन कोपेन मुष्टिना मूर्ध्नि ताडितः पपात रुधिरोद्गारी द्विविदः क्षीणजीवितः

Transliteration

tato balena kopena muṣṭinā mūrdhni tāḍitaḥ papāta rudhirodgārī dvividaḥ kṣīṇajīvitaḥ

Translation

அப்போது பலராமன் தீவிர கோபத்துடன் தன் குத்தினால் அவன் தலையில் அடித்தான்; த்விவிதன் இரத்தம் கக்கி தரையில் விழுந்து, உயிர்சக்தி சோர்ந்தது।

Word by Word

ततःthen

बलेनby Bala

कोपेनwith anger

मुष्टिनाwith a fist

मूर्ध्निon the head

ताडितःstruck

पपातfell

रुधिरोद्गारीvomiting blood

द्विविदःDvivida

क्षीणजीवितःwhose life was ebbing away

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Balarama

Dvivida

FAQs

What is the significance of Dvivida’s fall in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks the decisive removal of a destructive force opposing dharma, showing how divine power restores order when violence and arrogance threaten the world.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of Bala (Balarāma) in this episode?

Through concise battlefield narration, Parāśara depicts Bala as an irresistible, dharma-protecting power—his single blow becomes the turning point that ends Dvivida’s rampage.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana frames such victories as part of the broader Vishnu-centered governance of the cosmos—where divine manifestations and associates act to re-establish righteous rule.