Shloka 15

बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्

Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release

Devanagari script

तद्भस्मस्पर्शसंभूततापः कृष्णाङ्गसंगमात् अवाप बलदेवो ऽपि श्रमम् आमीलितेक्षणः

Transliteration

tadbhasmasparśasaṃbhūtatāpaḥ kṛṣṇāṅgasaṃgamāt avāpa baladevo 'pi śramam āmīlitekṣaṇaḥ

Translation

ومن حرارةٍ نشأت من ملامسة ذلك الرماد—وازدادت بقرب جسد كريشنا—أصيب حتى بلَديفا بالإعياء؛ فثقلت عيناه وأخذتا تنطبقان نصف انطباق.

Word by Word

तद्भस्मस्पर्शसंभूततापःthe heat produced by touching that ash

कृष्णाङ्गसंगमात्from contact with Kṛṣṇa’s body

अवापobtained, experienced

बलदेवःBaladeva

अपिalso, even

श्रमम्fatigue, exhaustion

आमीलितेक्षणःwith eyes closed

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Krishna

Baladeva (Balarama)

FAQs

What is the significance of Baladeva’s fatigue in the Vishnu Purana?

It highlights the Purana’s lila-style narration: even exalted figures move within embodied circumstances, making the episode vivid while the broader text still upholds Vishnu (as Krishna) as the supreme sovereign reality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain embodied conditions like heat and weariness in divine narratives?

Through straightforward storytelling: Parāśara describes observable causes (contact with ashes, closeness to Krishna) to convey immediacy and dramatic texture, while the theological frame of Vishnu’s supremacy remains implicit in the larger Krishna-Charita.

What is the theological importance of Krishna in this context?

Krishna’s presence is portrayed as powerfully affecting the scene, reinforcing that the avatāra’s lila unfolds in the world while the Vishnu Purana’s overarching doctrine continues to present Vishnu/Krishna as the ultimate ground of order and sovereignty.