In Harivaṃśa chapter 83, Kṛṣṇa’s brother Baladeva changes the course of the river Yamunā, using his plough. This article reviews previous interpretations of Baladeva’s deed by André Couture and Lavanya Vemsani and develops in detail an interpretation briefly proposed by A. Whitney Sanford, whereby the deed is viewed, among many superimposed views, as at some level a sexual assault. This angle is explored in the article in various ways, with close reference to the Sanskrit text. The article includes discussion of the dialogue between Baladeva and the personified Yamunā, Baladeva’s connection to plough agriculture, the dynamic between Baladeva and Kṛṣṇa, and Vaiśaṃpāyana’s commentary on the events.

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在 Harivaṃśa 83 中对 Baladeva 和 Yamunā 的解释

在 Harivaṃśa 第 83 章中，Kṛṣṇa 的兄弟 Baladeva 使用他的犁改变了 Yamunā 河的路线。本文回顾了 André Couture 和 Lavanya Vemsani 先前对 Baladeva 行为的解释，并详细发展了 A. Whitney Sanford 简要提出的解释，据此，在许多叠加的观点中，该行为在某种程度上被视为性侵犯。文章以各种方式探讨了这个角度，并密切参考了梵文文本。文章包括巴拉戴瓦与拟人化的亚穆娜之间的对话、巴拉戴瓦与犁耕农业的联系、巴拉戴瓦与 Kṛṣṇa 之间的动态以及 Vaiśaṃpāyana 对事件的评论的讨论。