Shloka 43

बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्

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

Devanagari script

तत् प्रसीदाभयं दत्तं बाणस्यास्य मया प्रभो तत् त्वया नानृतं कार्यं यन् मया व्याहृतं वचः

Transliteration

tat prasīdābhayaṃ dattaṃ bāṇasyāsya mayā prabho tat tvayā nānṛtaṃ kāryaṃ yan mayā vyāhṛtaṃ vacaḥ

Translation

Therefore, be gracious, O Lord. I have granted fearlessness to this Bāṇa; let not the word I have spoken be rendered untrue by You.

Word by Word

• तत्: therefore/that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रसीद: be gracious
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अभयम्: fearlessness, protection
• अभयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त (√दा, धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘अभयम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (given)

• बाणस्य: of Bāṇa
• बाणस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana/Karta (Agent-instrument/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• तत्: that (promise)
• तत्: Karma/Pratipadya (Object/topic/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Karta (Agent-instrument/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अनृतम्: false/untrue
• अनृतम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कार्यं)

• कार्यम्: (it) should be done
• कार्यम्: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (√कृ, धातु; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (ण्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थः ‘to be done’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• व्याहृतम्: uttered/spoken
• व्याहृतम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-आ-√हृ (धातु; ‘to utter’)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वचः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वचः: word(s), statement
• वचः: Karma/Pratipadya (Object/topic/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (addressing Sri Krishna/Vishnu)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Śiva’s request for mercy and the ethical-theological basis for sparing Bāṇa.

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: compassionate

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna is asked to spare Bāṇa so that Śiva’s granted fearlessness (abhaya) and spoken word remain true, displaying the Lord’s compassion within dharma.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Satya (truthfulness) and the inviolability of a boon/word, harmonized with righteous punishment.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme Lord upholds satya and grants protection, allowing compassion and truth to prevail even after conflict.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Let truthfulness guide decisions; temper justice with mercy, and honor commitments—especially when you have the power to override them.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s supreme will sustains the moral order (satya/dharma) and responds to surrendered appeal, showing sovereignty expressed as grace.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Krishna
• Vishnu
• Bāṇāsura

FAQs

What is the significance of granting abhaya (fearlessness) in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, abhaya functions as a divine protection-boon; Shiva asks Krishna to honor it so that a god’s spoken promise remains truthful and dharmic.

How does the Vishnu Purana frame the power of spoken words (vacaḥ) among the gods?

The verse treats a deity’s utterance as binding; Shiva insists his declared protection should not become “anṛta,” highlighting cosmic governance through truth and vow.

What is Lord Vishnu/Krishna’s theological importance in this context?

Krishna stands as the supreme arbiter who can defeat adharma yet still preserve the moral structure of the cosmos by respecting righteous boons and maintaining satya (truth).