Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 15
Balarāma Slays the Ape Dvivida
Dvivida-vadha
तं ग्राव्णा प्राहरत् क्रुद्धो बल: प्रहरतां वर: । स वञ्चयित्वा ग्रावाणं मदिराकलशं कपि: ॥ १४ ॥ गृहीत्वा हेलयामास धूर्तस्तं कोपयन् हसन् । निर्भिद्य कलशं दुष्टो वासांस्यास्फालयद् बलम् । कदर्थीकृत्य बलवान् विप्रचक्रे मदोद्धत: ॥ १५ ॥
taṁ grāvṇā prāharat kruddho balaḥ praharatāṁ varaḥ sa vañcayitvā grāvāṇaṁ madirā-kalaśaṁ kapiḥ
最优秀的战士大力罗摩神愤怒地向他投掷了一块岩石，但这只狡猾的猿猴躲过了岩石，抢走了神的酒罐。邪恶的双威达通过大笑和嘲弄进一步激怒了大力罗摩神，随后打破了酒罐，并通过拉扯女孩们的衣服进一步冒犯了神。就这样，这只充满虚假骄傲的强大猿猴继续侮辱斯里·大力罗摩。
FAQs
This verse portrays Dvivida as “madoddhata” (inflated by intoxication), and his drunken arrogance drives him to insult Lord Balarāma—showing how intoxication fuels adharma and degradation.
Dvivida, described as a rogue (dhūrta) and wicked (duṣṭa), deliberately enrages Balarāma to escalate the conflict; his mockery and humiliation are expressions of demoniac defiance toward dharma and the Lord’s associates.
Avoid behaviors that inflate ego—especially intoxication and mockery of the righteous—because they cloud judgment and lead to disrespect, conflict, and eventual ruin.