Shloka 12
बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्
Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release
ततो गरुडम् आरुह्य स्मृतमात्रागतं हरिः बलप्रद्युम्नसहितो बाणस्य प्रययौ पुरम्
tato garuḍam āruhya smṛtamātrāgataṃ hariḥ balapradyumnasahito bāṇasya prayayau puram
Then Hari—who comes at the mere act of remembrance—mounted Garuḍa, and with Balarāma and Pradyumna set forth toward Bāṇa’s city.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: Kṛṣṇa hastens to Śoṇitapura to rescue Aniruddha and subdue Bāṇa, demonstrating that no bondage can stand before the Lord’s will.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Protection of devotees and restoration of rightful freedom and social order in the Yādava clan.
Concept: Bhagavān is ‘smṛtamātrāgata’—responsive to sincere remembrance—showing the immediacy of divine grace toward those who take refuge.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Cultivate steady nāma-smaraṇa and reliance on the Lord in crisis; let remembrance become the first response, not the last resort.
Vishishtadvaita: Grace is personal and prompt: the Lord, though supreme, becomes accessible through remembrance, affirming a real relation between the finite self (śeṣa) and the infinite Lord (śeṣi).
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Dasya
Vyuha Form: Aniruddha
FAQs
It highlights Hari’s sovereign, effortless power: divine agency is not constrained by distance or delay—Garuḍa responds instantly to the Lord’s will, underscoring Vishnu’s supremacy within the narrative.
Parāśara narrates it as immediate and decisive—Hari mounts Garuḍa at once and proceeds with key allies, presenting divine action as purposeful governance rather than ordinary travel.
Hari is depicted as the supreme director whose mere intention mobilizes cosmic forces; even in a battle setting, the text frames Krishna’s actions as the operation of the highest reality establishing order.