Vishnu Purana — Amsha 5 - Krishna Avatara, Shloka 3

बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्

Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release

Devanagari script

मयूरध्वजभङ्गस् ते यदा बाण भविष्यति पिशिताशिजनानन्दं प्राप्स्यसे त्वं तदा रणम्

Transliteration

mayūradhvajabhaṅgas te yadā bāṇa bhaviṣyati piśitāśijanānandaṃ prāpsyase tvaṃ tadā raṇam

Translation

Wahai Bāṇa, apabila anak panah yang memecahkan panji merak itu menjadi milikmu, saat itulah engkau akan meraih medan perang yang menggembirakan kawanan pemakan daging; ketika perang memuncak, engkau akan mendapatinya.

Word by Word

• मयूरध्वजभङ्गः: the breaking of the peacock-banner
• मयूरध्वजभङ्गः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मयूर (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक) + भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — ‘मयूरध्वजस्य भङ्गः’ (breaking of the peacock-banner)

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• यदा: when
• यदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-संबन्ध (correlative adverb) — ‘when’

• बाण: O Bāṇa
• बाण: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पिशिताशिजनानन्दम्: the delight of flesh-eaters
• पिशिताशिजनानन्दम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशित (प्रातिपदिक) + आशिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः — ‘पिशिताशिनां जनानां आनन्दः’ (delight of flesh-eating beings)

• प्राप्स्यसे: you will attain
• प्राप्स्यसे: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future/लृट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-संबन्ध (correlative adverb) — ‘then’

• रणम्: battle
• रणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: prophetic/foretelling within narrative

Characters & Entities

• Bāṇa
• Mayūradhvaja (peacock-bannered standard/war-emblem)
• Rākṣasas (piśitāśi-jana)

FAQs

What is the significance of battlefield prophecy in the Vishnu Purana?

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.

How does Sage Parāśara explain events in the dynasty sections to Maitreya?

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.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

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.