Shloka 27
बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्
Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release
जृम्भिते शंकरे नष्टे दैत्यसैन्ये गुहे जिते नीते प्रमथसैन्ये च संक्षयं शार्ङ्गधन्वना
jṛmbhite śaṃkare naṣṭe daityasainye guhe jite nīte pramathasainye ca saṃkṣayaṃ śārṅgadhanvanā
When Śaṅkara had been made to yawn and thus rendered powerless; when the Daitya host was shattered; when Guha was overcome; and when the Pramatha troops too were driven to utter ruin—so did the wielder of the Śārṅga bow bring every opposing force to destruction.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: Kṛṣṇa decisively annihilates the assembled opposing hosts—devas, demons, and ganas—demonstrating that no coalition can stand against Bhagavān.
Leela: Yuddha
Dharma Restored: Cosmic and social order under Bhagavān’s kingship; protection of devotees and curbing of violent adharmic alliances
Concept: The wielder of Śārṅga is the ultimate sovereign; all factions—divine or demonic—are overcome when they oppose His dharma.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Align choices with dharma and devotion rather than with mere power-blocs; oppose injustice without fear of ‘combined’ worldly might.
Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān’s lordship (śeṣi) over all beings (śeṣa) is dramatized: real hosts exist, yet their power is contingent and defeatable by His will.
Vishnu Form: Hari
FAQs
It identifies Vishnu—manifest as Krishna—as the supreme enforcer of dharma, whose divine sovereignty subdues every opposing host, whether demonic or even aligned with other divine factions.
By narrating a sequence where multiple formidable forces—Daityas, Guha, and even Śiva’s Pramathas—are all brought to destruction by the same divine agent, emphasizing a single overarching lordship.
The verse presents Vishnu/Krishna as the Supreme Reality whose will prevails across cosmic hierarchies, reinforcing a Vaishnava reading in which other powers operate within, not above, his ultimate sovereignty.