Shloka 28
बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्
Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release
नन्दीशसंगृहीताश्वम् अधिरूढो महारथम् बाणस् तत्राययौ योद्धुं कृष्णकार्ष्णिबलैः सह
nandīśasaṃgṛhītāśvam adhirūḍho mahāratham bāṇas tatrāyayau yoddhuṃ kṛṣṇakārṣṇibalaiḥ saha
नन्दीशसंगृहीताश्वम् अधिरूढो महारथम्। बाणस्तत्राययौ योद्धुं कृष्णकार्ष्णिबलैः सह॥
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It signals the formal mobilization of Śiva’s side (through Nandīśa/Nandi), escalating the conflict into an organized battlefield encounter against Krishna and the Vṛṣṇis.
Parāśara narrates it as a sequence of tactical advances—Bāṇa arrives mounted and prepared—showing how opposing forces assemble before Krishna’s decisive intervention restores order.
Even within a clash involving Śiva’s attendants, Krishna stands as the sovereign center of the narrative—his presence frames the battle as part of the larger dharmic and cosmic order upheld by Vishnu.