Shloka 31
बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्
Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release
ततः कृष्णस्य बाणेन युद्धम् आसीत् समन्ततः
tataḥ kṛṣṇasya bāṇena yuddham āsīt samantataḥ
Alors, sous la puissance des flèches de Kṛṣṇa, le combat s’embrasa de toutes parts et se répandit en toutes directions.
Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How the battle expanded under Kṛṣṇa’s prowess.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: compressed, emphatic
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: Kṛṣṇa descends to subdue forces that disturb cosmic and social order, ensuring protection for the righteous.
Leela: Yuddha
Dharma Restored: Stabilization of order through decisive divine intervention in conflict
Vishnu Form: Krishna
FAQs
In this verse, Krishna’s arrows are the immediate cause for the battle’s full escalation, highlighting his decisive, sovereign agency in restoring order through controlled divine force.
Parāśara narrates the action as a clear sequence—“then” (tataḥ)—showing that the turning point arises directly from Krishna’s intervention, not from chance or merely human strategy.
Krishna’s ability to make the conflict surge “on every side” underscores Vishnu’s avatar as the Supreme regulator of outcomes—using power to uphold dharma rather than for personal conquest.