Kṛṣṇa Defeats Bāṇāsura and Receives Śiva’s Prayers
The Śoṇitapura Battle and the Jvara Episode
आसीत्सुतुमुलं युद्धमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम् । कृष्णशङ्करयो राजन् प्रद्युम्नगुहयोरपि ॥ ७ ॥
āsīt su-tumulaṁ yuddham adbhutaṁ roma-harṣaṇam kṛṣṇa-śaṅkarayo rājan pradyumna-guhayor api
अथ राजन् कृष्णशङ्करयोः प्रद्युम्नगुहयोश्च सुतुमुलमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणं युद्धमासीৎ ॥
In Bhagavatam 10.63.7, Śukadeva describes a wondrous, thunderous, hair-raising battle occurring between Kṛṣṇa and Śiva during the Bāṇāsura episode.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit; the address “O King” marks the direct, respectful storytelling frame of the Bhagavatam dialogue.
Even when events appear intense and overwhelming, the Bhagavatam invites the devotee to remember the Lord’s supreme guidance and remain steady in faith while hearing His līlā.