The Dvivida Mystery

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BELOW ARE QUOTES ON DVIVIDA'S POSITION, AND CLARIFIES WHY HE WENT

FROM BEING A GREAT RAM-BHAKTA TO A POWERFUL ENEMY OF KRSNA, BALARAMA

AND THE PANDAVAS.

 

DVIVIDA

A powerful gorilla, once an associate of Jambavan in the service of

Lord Ramachandra. Dvivida offended Lord Rama's brother Lakshmana, and

because of this and the bad effect of his own brother's association,

Dvivida turned demonic. Thus in a later age he disturbed Lord

Balarama and the Lord's consorts. Balarama then killed him.

http://www.experiencefestival.com/dvivida

 

In Rama-lila there was a gorilla named Dvivida who performed profuse

service to Rama. He helped build the bridge to Lanka and he helped in

the war against Ravana. Although he was devoted to Rama, he was

offensive to Laksmana, Rama's younger brother, who is a manifestation

of Baladeva and is therefore a manifestation of akanda-guru-tattva.

Dvivida gorilla was against Laksmana, and during krsna-lila, he was

also against Sri Baladeva Prabhu. If one is against asraya-bhagavan

(Krsna in the form of His servant), then visaya-bhagavan (Krsna as

the Supreme Enjoyer) will not protect or forgive him. The only fruit

of that person's offense to Guru is his destruction by the club and

plow of Baladeva Prabhu.

http://www.purebhakti.com/lectures/lecture20030812.shtml

 

DVIVIDA GORILLA During the time of Ramacandra, Dvivida liked Rama but

not Laksmana. He knew that Balarama was previously that same

Laksmana, and therefore he tried to kill Him at Raivata Parvata. Even

Ravana and Meganatha could not kill Divivida in Rama-lila, but

Balarama easily did so.

http://www.dharmakshetra.com/articles3/The%20Glories%20Of%20Baladeva%

20Prabhu.html

 

According to S'rîla Jîva Gosvâmî, the Mainda and Dvivida mentioned in

this verse are empowered expansions of these Ramâyana deities, who as

residents of Lord Râmacandra's Vaikunthha domain fell because of an

offense with Laksksmâna. S'rîla Vis'vanâtha Cakravartî compares the

fall, in bad association with Nakara, of Dvivida and Mainda - whom he

considers eternally liberated devotees - to that of Jaya and Vijaya.

http://www.srimadbhagavatam.org/canto10/chapter67.html

 

 

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: There was an ape named

Dvivida who was a

friend of Narakāsura's. This powerful Dvivida, the brother of Mainda,

had been instructed by King Sugrīva.

 

PURPORT

 

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī points out some interesting facts

about the ape

Dvivida. Although Dvivida was an associate of Lord Rāmacandra's, he

later became corrupted by bad association with the demon Naraka, as

stated here: narakasya sakhā. This bad association was the reaction

for an offense Dvivida had committed when, being proud of his

strength, he disrespected Lord Rāmacandra's brother Lakṣmaṇa

and

others. Those who worship Lord Rāmacandra sometimes chant hymns

addressed to Mainda and Dvivida, who are attendant deities of the

Lord. According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, the Mainda and

Dvivida

mentioned in this verse are empowered expansions of these deities,

who are residents of Lord Rāmacandra's Vaikuṇṭha domain.

 

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura concurs

with Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī's

view that Dvivida was ruined by bad association, which was a

punishment for his having disrespected Śrīmān

Lakṣmaṇa. Śrīla

Viśvanātha Cakravartī states, however, that the Mainda and

Dvivida

mentioned here are actually the eternally liberated devotees

addressed as attendant deities during the worship of Lord Rāmacandra.

The Lord arranged their degradation, he says, to show the evil of the

bad association that results from offending great personalities. Thus

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī compares the fall of

Dvivida and Mainda

to that of Jaya and Vijaya.

http://bhagavatam.net/10/67/2/en

 

Monkey Dvivida was a servant of Lord Rämacandra but he committed an

offense towards Laxaman. The result was that he became demoniac and

was killed by Lord Balaräma. Offense to a devotee is also an offense

towards holy name. And this offense makes one's hert hard like stone

so that he can not feel any effect if chanting. Therefore more

important that mere chantnig is to avoid offenses.

http://www.saragrahi.org/Header%20Links/Bhagavat%20Sandarbha/47D.htm

 

Sahadeva, on the order of Maharaja Yudhisthira, marched toward the

southern countries. He defeated the Surasenas, the Matsyas and

brought under his sway Dantavakra, the mighty king of Adhirajas. He

conquered the Nishadas and the kings of Avanti, Vinda and Anuvinda.He

brought under Maharaja Yudhisthira's rule, King Bhishmaka and the

king of the Koshalas. Sahadeva then fought with Mainda and Dvivida,

the kings of Kishkinda.

http://www.philosophy.ru/library/asiatica/indica/itihasa/mahabharata/e

ng/gbmb02xt.html