Shloka 13
बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्
Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release
पुरीप्रवेशे प्रमथैर् युद्धम् आसीन् महात्मनः ययौ बाणपुराभ्याशं नीत्वा तान् संक्षयं हरिः
purīpraveśe pramathair yuddham āsīn mahātmanaḥ yayau bāṇapurābhyāśaṃ nītvā tān saṃkṣayaṃ hariḥ
നഗരപ്രവേശത്തിൽ ആ മഹാത്മാവിന് പ്രമഥന്മാരുമായി യുദ്ധം ഉണ്ടായി; ഹരി അവരെ നാശത്തിലേക്ക് തള്ളി ബാണപുരത്തിന്റെ സമീപത്തേക്ക് മുന്നേറി।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It dramatizes the threshold between order and disorder: the Lord’s side cannot be barred at the “gate,” because divine sovereignty overcomes all obstructive forces.
Through concise narrative causality: Parāśara depicts Hari’s intervention as purposeful—subduing hostile forces to restore the rightful course of events and dharma.
It frames Vishnu not merely as a participant in history but as its Supreme governor—moving decisively toward the center of opposition and dissolving it under divine will.