Shloka 25
बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्
Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release
जृम्भाभिभूतस् तु हरो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् न शशाक तदा योद्धुं कृष्णेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा
jṛmbhābhibhūtas tu haro rathopastha upāviśat na śaśāka tadā yoddhuṃ kṛṣṇenākliṣṭakarmaṇā
ജൃംഭയും മോഹവും കീഴടക്കിയ ഹരൻ (ശിവൻ) രഥാസനത്തിൽ ഇരുന്നു; അപ്പോൾ അക്ലിഷ്ടകർമ്മനായ കൃഷ്ണനോടു യുദ്ധം തുടരാൻ അവനാൽ കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It signals a divinely induced incapacity—an episode device used to show that even great deities can be restrained within Vishnu’s sovereign will during Krishna’s avatara-lila.
By describing Krishna as akliṣṭa-karman—one whose deeds are effortless—Parāśara frames the event as an expression of transcendent mastery rather than mere physical prowess.
The verse underscores Vishnu’s supremacy manifested through Krishna: divine action remains unimpeded, establishing universal order even when interacting with other major divine powers.