Kṛṣṇa Defeats Bāṇāsura and Receives Śiva’s Prayers
The Śoṇitapura Battle and the Jvara Episode
श्रीभगवानुवाच त्रिशिरस्ते प्रसन्नोऽस्मि व्येतु ते मज्ज्वराद् भयम् । यो नौ स्मरति संवादं तस्य त्वन्न भवेद् भयम् ॥ २९ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca tri-śiras te prasanno ’smi vyetu te maj-jvarād bhayam yo nau smarati saṁvādaṁ tasya tvan na bhaved bhayam
ശ്രീഭഗവാൻ പറഞ്ഞു: ഹേ ത്രിശിരാ! ഞാൻ നിന്നിൽ പ്രസന്നനാണ്. എന്റെ ജ്വരാസ്ത്രത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള നിന്റെ ഭയം അകന്നുപോകട്ടെ. ഇവിടെ നടന്ന നമ്മുടെ സംഭാഷണം ആരെങ്കിലും സ്മരിച്ചാൽ, അവന് നിനക്കു ഭയമുണ്ടാകില്ല.
Here the Lord accepts the Śiva-jvara as His devotee and gives him his first order — that he should never frighten, by hot fever, those who faithfully hear this pastime of the Lord’s.
This verse teaches that remembering the Lord’s dialogue and words grants fearlessness—one who recalls this exchange will not be troubled by fear again.
Kṛṣṇa assures Triśiras of His satisfaction and removes his fear of the Lord’s fever, then declares the spiritual benefit for anyone who remembers their sacred conversation.
When anxiety rises, practice smaraṇa—regularly recall and recite the Lord’s teachings—using remembrance as a daily anchor for inner steadiness and trust in divine protection.