Shloka 3
बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्
Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release
मयूरध्वजभङ्गस् ते यदा बाण भविष्यति पिशिताशिजनानन्दं प्राप्स्यसे त्वं तदा रणम्
mayūradhvajabhaṅgas te yadā bāṇa bhaviṣyati piśitāśijanānandaṃ prāpsyase tvaṃ tadā raṇam
Wahai Bāṇa, ketika panah yang meremukkan panji merak itu menjadi milikmu, saat itulah engkau akan meraih medan laga yang menggembirakan kawanan pemakan daging.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse uses a predictive, omen-like statement to frame royal conflict as part of the unfolding of dharma and political fate within the dynasty narratives of Ansha 4.
Parāśara recounts lineage-linked episodes as a continuous historical-theological narrative, often inserting foretold outcomes (like a destined battle) to connect personal deeds with larger order.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the Vishnu Purana presents kingship, war, and destiny as operating under Vishnu’s supreme governance of time, dharma, and cosmic order.