Shloka 21
बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्
Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release
ततः समस्तसैन्येन दैतेयानां बलेः सुतः युयुधे शंकरश् चैव कार्तिकेयश् च शौरिणा
tataḥ samastasainyena daiteyānāṃ baleḥ sutaḥ yuyudhe śaṃkaraś caiva kārtikeyaś ca śauriṇā
Dann rückte Balis Sohn, der Vornehmste unter den Daityas, mit seinem ganzen Heer zum Kampf vor; und auch Śaṅkara sowie Kārtikeya kämpften gegen Śauri (Kṛṣṇa).
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It frames a cosmic-scale conflict where even great devas enter the fray, while the narrative ultimately affirms that dharma is restored under the higher sovereignty of Viṣṇu manifest as Kṛṣṇa.
Parāśara recounts the sequence of combatants entering battle—Daitya forces first, then major divine figures—presenting the episode as a historical-cosmic event within Kṛṣṇa’s līlā and the maintenance of universal order.
Kṛṣṇa is portrayed as the decisive upholder of dharma; even when opposed by powerful divine beings, the Purāṇic theology places Viṣṇu’s will as the final harmonizing principle behind cosmic events.