Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 55
Deva–Asura Battle after the Nectar; Bali’s Illusions and Hari’s Intervention
तस्मिन्प्रविष्टेऽसुरकूटकर्मजा माया विनेशुर्महिना महीयस: । स्वप्नो यथा हि प्रतिबोध आगते हरिस्मृति: सर्वविपद्विमोक्षणम् ॥ ५५ ॥
tasmin praviṣṭe ’sura-kūṭa-karmajā māyā vineśur mahinā mahīyasaḥ svapno yathā hi pratibodha āgate hari-smṛtiḥ sarva-vipad-vimokṣaṇam
Dès que le Seigneur, d’une puissance transcendante suprême, entra sur le champ de bataille, l’illusion née des ruses des asuras s’évanouit, comme les périls d’un rêve cessent lorsque vient l’éveil. En vérité, le seul souvenir de Śrī Hari délivre de toute détresse.
FAQs
This verse states that hari-smṛti—remembrance of the Lord—is sarva-vipad-vimokṣaṇam, the deliverance from all calamities, because divine presence dispels fear and illusion.
Because the demons’ māyā appears real only while one is “asleep” in delusion; when the Lord’s superior potency manifests—like awakening—those illusions immediately vanish.
In anxiety or crisis, deliberately return the mind to Hari through japa, prayer, or hearing His names and pastimes; this steadies consciousness and cuts through panic and भ्रम (illusion).