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
Begitu Tuhan Yang Mahamulia memasuki medan perang, lenyaplah seketika māyā yang lahir dari tipu-daya para asura—seperti bahaya dalam mimpi sirna saat orang terjaga. Sungguh, mengingat Śrī Hari saja membebaskan dari segala mara bahaya.
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).