Shloka 14
बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्
Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release
ततस् त्रिपादस् त्रिशिरा ज्वरो माहेश्वरो महान् बाणरक्षार्थम् अत्यर्थं युयुधे शार्ङ्गधन्वना
tatas tripādas triśirā jvaro māheśvaro mahān bāṇarakṣārtham atyarthaṃ yuyudhe śārṅgadhanvanā
ત્યારે ત્રણ પગ અને ત્રણ મસ્તક ધરાવતો મહાન માહેશ્વર જ્વર પ્રગટ થયો; બાણની રક્ષા માટે અતિ દૃઢ સંકલ્પથી શારઙ્ગધારી ભગવાન વિષ્ણુ (કૃષ્ણ) સામે યુદ્ધ કરવા લાગ્યો।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It represents Śiva’s personified, weapon-like power (a fever-being) deployed to defend Bāṇāsura, highlighting how even formidable divine forces appear in battle against Krishna’s sovereign presence.
Parāśara narrates it as a dramatic battlefield unfolding where protectors of Bāṇa—up to Śiva’s own manifestations—enter combat, yet the narrative framework maintains Vishnu/Krishna as the decisive, ordering power.
By naming Krishna as Śārṅgadhanvan and placing even Māheśvara’s mighty manifestation in direct contest with Him, the verse reinforces Vishnu’s role as the supreme regulator of cosmic outcomes.