Shloka 9
हरेः पुत्रविस्तारः तथा ऊषानिरुद्धकथा-प्रारम्भः
Kṛṣṇa’s Progeny and the Beginning of the Uṣā–Aniruddha Episode
कथं युद्धम् अभूद् ब्रह्मन्न् उषार्थे हरकृष्णयोः कथं क्षयं च बाणस्य बाहूनां कृतवान् हरिः
kathaṃ yuddham abhūd brahmann uṣārthe harakṛṣṇayoḥ kathaṃ kṣayaṃ ca bāṇasya bāhūnāṃ kṛtavān hariḥ
ହେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ, ଉଷାଙ୍କ କାରଣରେ ହର (ଶିବ) ଓ କୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କିପରି ହେଲା? ଏବଂ ହରି ବାଣଙ୍କ ଭୁଜାମାନଙ୍କ ନାଶ କିପରି କଲେ?
Maitreya (questioning Sage Parāśara)
FAQs
In this verse, Uṣā becomes the immediate cause that triggers the larger confrontation, showing how personal events in Purāṇic storytelling can unfold into cosmic-scale divine action.
This line is Maitreya’s prompt to Parāśara to narrate the chain of events—how the Uṣā episode leads to a battle—framed within the Purāṇic dialogue tradition where Parāśara provides the authoritative account.
By asking how Hari destroyed Bāṇa’s arms, the verse foregrounds Hari’s decisive sovereignty in restoring order, a Vaishnava emphasis where Krishna’s power ultimately prevails in dharma’s protection.