Shloka 29
बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्
Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release
बलभद्रो महावीर्यो बाणसैन्यम् अनेकधा विव्याध बाणैः प्रभ्रश्य धर्मतश् चापलायत
balabhadro mahāvīryo bāṇasainyam anekadhā vivyādha bāṇaiḥ prabhraśya dharmataś cāpalāyata
Тогда Балабхадра, исполненный великой доблести, поразил войско Баны бесчисленными стрелами; и то войско, разбитое и рассеянное, обратилось в бегство, понуждаемое силой дхармы.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
The verse frames victory not as mere violence but as the restoring force of dharma—cosmic order—before which opposing forces collapse and retreat.
Parāśara depicts Balabhadra as an instrument of righteous sovereignty: his prowess is effective because it aligns with dharma, making the enemy host scatter.
Even when Vishnu is not named directly, the Purana implies that divine rule sustains dharma; Balabhadra’s triumph signals the supremacy of that order over adharma.