बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्
Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release
ततः समस्तसैन्येन दैतेयानां बलेः सुतः युयुधे शंकरश् चैव कार्तिकेयश् च शौरिणा
tataḥ samastasainyena daiteyānāṃ baleḥ sutaḥ yuyudhe śaṃkaraś caiva kārtikeyaś ca śauriṇā
ついで、ダイティヤの雄たるバリの子は全軍を率いて戦いに臨み、シャンカラもまた参戦し、カールティケーヤもシャウリ(クリシュナ)と戦った。
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
It frames a cosmic-scale conflict where even great devas enter the fray, while the narrative ultimately affirms that dharma is restored under the higher sovereignty of Viṣṇu manifest as Kṛṣṇa.
Parāśara recounts the sequence of combatants entering battle—Daitya forces first, then major divine figures—presenting the episode as a historical-cosmic event within Kṛṣṇa’s līlā and the maintenance of universal order.
Kṛṣṇa is portrayed as the decisive upholder of dharma; even when opposed by powerful divine beings, the Purāṇic theology places Viṣṇu’s will as the final harmonizing principle behind cosmic events.