Shloka 10
बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्
Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release
द्वारवत्यां क्व यातो ऽसाव् अनिरुद्धेति जल्पताम् यदूनाम् आचचक्षे तं बद्धं बाणेन नारदः
dvāravatyāṃ kva yāto 'sāv aniruddheti jalpatām yadūnām ācacakṣe taṃ baddhaṃ bāṇena nāradaḥ
In Dvāravatī, as the Yādavas kept asking one another, “Where has Aniruddha gone?”, the sage Nārada told them that Bāṇa had seized him and bound him.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Concept: Divine purposes unfold through saintly mediation: Nārada’s disclosure turns confusion into decisive dharmic response.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Seek truthful guidance from wise teachers when community fear and rumor spread; act after clarity, not panic.
Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān’s governance is disclosed through devotees like Nārada, who function as instruments within the Lord’s order (śeṣa-śeṣi relation).
FAQs
Nārada functions as the catalyst who discloses hidden events, moving the Yādavas from confusion to decisive action and advancing the divinely guided narrative.
Parāśara presents the crisis as part of a larger providential sequence: uncertainty in Dvārakā is resolved through Nārada’s intervention, directing the Yādavas toward the next dharmic response.
Even when the Yādavas face disorder, the episode implies that supreme sovereignty remains intact—events are revealed and resolved through divinely aligned agents, reinforcing Vishnu’s governance over outcomes.