Shloka 16

बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्

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

Devanagari script

ततः स युद्ध्यमानस् तु सहदेवेन शार्ङ्गिणा वैष्णवेन ज्वरेणाशु कृष्णदेहान् निराकृतः

Transliteration

tataḥ sa yuddhyamānas tu sahadevena śārṅgiṇā vaiṣṇavena jvareṇāśu kṛṣṇadehān nirākṛtaḥ

Translation

Then, even as it fought on, it was swiftly driven away from Kṛṣṇa’s very presence; Sahadeva, bearer of Śārṅga, repelled it by the Vaiṣṇava Fever—the sovereign power that shields the Lord’s own body.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘then’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — सर्वनाम

• युद्ध्यमानः: while fighting
• युद्ध्यमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘fighting’

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — contrast/emphasis

• सहदेवेन: by Sahadeva
• सहदेवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• शार्ङ्गिणा: by the Śārṅga-bearer
• शार्ङ्गिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — ‘wielder of Śārṅga’ (epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

• वैष्णवेन: Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — विशेषण (jvareṇa इत्यस्य)

• ज्वरेण: by the fever
• ज्वरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘quickly’

• कृष्णदेहान्: Kṛṣṇa’s body (lit. bodies/limbs)
• कृष्णदेहान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — तत्पुरुषः; ‘Kṛṣṇa’s bodies/limbs’ (i.e., from Kṛṣṇa’s body)

• निराकृतः: was repelled, driven away
• निराकृतः: Kriya (Result state/क्रियाफल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + आ + कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘repelled/removed’

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How Krishna countered Śiva’s fever-force and protected His own body/presence

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna manifests the Vaiṣṇava Jvara to repel and subdue the Māheśvara Jvara, protecting His own presence and restoring balance in the conflict over Bāṇa.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Supremacy of Vaiṣṇava śakti as the Lord’s protective sovereignty; re-establishment of order by neutralizing destructive fever-energy

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s own śakti (Vaiṣṇava Jvara) is inviolable protection: hostile powers cannot endure in the immediate sphere of Bhagavān.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Cultivate ‘nearness’ to the Lord through nāma-japa and remembrance; destructive impulses lose force when one abides in the Lord’s presence.

Vishishtadvaita: Krishna’s protective power is not separate from Him—His śakti is inseparable (apr̥thak-siddhi), supporting the idea of the Lord as both transcendent person and immanent power.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Vaiṣṇava Jvara (Vishnu’s fever)
• Sahadeva

FAQs

What is the significance of Vaiṣṇava Jvara in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, Vaiṣṇava Jvara functions as Vishnu’s protective and sovereign energy, capable of repelling hostile forces from Krishna’s presence, demonstrating the Lord’s supremacy in safeguarding dharma.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine power in battle narratives like this?

Parāśara frames victory not as mere martial strength but as the manifestation of the Lord’s śakti—here, a personified power (Jvara) that acts instantly to protect Krishna, reinforcing Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Krishna) in this context?

Krishna is presented as the Supreme Reality whose own divine energies enforce cosmic order; the repulsion ‘from Krishna’s body’ highlights that no opposing power can prevail where Vishnu’s will and protection operate.