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Now, Chapter Thirty Three.

Sri Paraasharar starts to narrate Baana's story.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 1:

Sri Paraasharar – Before this story of Aniruddha, Baana went and bowed down to Shiva, and told with his thousand arms that "I am really bored, without any fight or war with a suitable person, this is boring".

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 2:

If there is no war, no fight with someone who is suitable to fight with me, what is the purpose of these thousand arms? I am bearing this weight only. All these arms are simply dead weight for me.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 3:

Sri Shankara said – O Baana, when your mayoora dhvaja is broken, then you can assume that there will be a huge war, where a lot of people will die. Yaksha, pishaachaas will be extremely pleased as they will have a lot of dead bodies to eat. Then Baanaasura felt very happy with this.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 4:

Sri Paraasharar – Having bowed down to Ishvara, Baana came back home. As soon as he came home, he saw that his mayoora dhvaja was broken. Then, he was over-pleased as there would definitely be some war coming.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

With Shankara's words, he was happy already. He got more pleased now, because definitely it will happen now.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 5:

The apsara Chitralekha, who was with Usha, in the meantime, with her yogic powers, brought Aniruddha from Dwaaravati, without anyone seeing.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 6:

Aniruddha got into the antahpura of Usha, and he had a good time, enjoying time with her. After some time, having known this, the people who were protecting that, the security people, went and told Baana that such a thing had happened.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 7:

Immediately, Baanaasura sent an army of his assistants, all his soldiers, and then Aniruddha, who was very powerful, picked up his powerful iron mace, and killed all of them.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 8:

Then Baana took on his chariot, and came with his chariot, and fought with Aniruddha, and Baana was also defeated by Aniruddha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 9:

Then his minister advised Baana to do the maayaa yuddha, and fight with Aniruddha. Baana leaves the Pannagaastra, and is able to catch Aniruddha. Aniruddha gets caught.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 10:

In Dwaaravati, in the meanwhile, they were not seeing Aniruddha, he was missing. They were all searching for him – "Where did he go, where did he go?". At that time, Naarada came and said that Baanaasura had arrested him with the Naaga paasha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 11:

Naarada told that Aniruddha had been taken by Chitralekha, using her special yogic powers. They were thinking that because they went and brought the Paarijaata tree from Devaloka, maybe they were all planning to do something bad, and had taken Aniruddha. But, Naarada cleared that doubt and said that Chitralekha had taken him with her yogic powers.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

In Harivamsha, it is told that because Devaas were not happy that the Paarijaata was taken by Krishna, maybe they had caught and taken Aniruddha away. This is what they Yaadavaas thought, but that doubt was cleared by Naarada, saying that Chitralekha had taken him with her yogic powers.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 12:

Immediately, Krishna thought of Garuda, and Garuda appeared in front. Krishna, along with Balaraama and Pradyumna, went to Baana's city.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 13:

When He was trying to enter into the city, the pramatha gana of Ishvara (who were with Baana, supporting him), fought with Krishna, Balaraama, Pradyumna. Krishna killed all of them, and then approached Baana's capital city.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 14:

Then, immediately, a Maaheshvara jvara, which had three feet, and three heads, in order to protect Baanaasura, came and fought with Krishna.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 15:

The bhasma which was created by that jvara, when Krishna came into contact with it, He developed a fever. And when Balaraama touched Krishna, he also got fever, and could not open his eyes also.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Touching Krishna's body, Baladeva also got that fever.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 16:

Then, Krishna was fighting with that Maaheshvara jvara, and Krishna used the Vaishnava jvara, against it, and the Maaheshvara jvara left His body, was thrown out from Krishna's body.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 17:

This Maaheshvara jvara was totally getting destroyed by Krishna. At that time, Pitaamaha, Chaturmukha Brahma came and asked Krishna to pardon this Maaheshvara jvara, which was suffering from the Vaishnava jvara which Krishna used.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 18:

Krishna took back the Vaishnava jvara, telling Pitaamaha that hade has pardoned him, and will not trouble him.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

In Harivamsha, it is told about Maaheshvara jvara, and Vaishnava jvara, that one is jvara, and the other is jvarapati. One troubles people, and the other cures it. Krishna took back the jvara and kept it inside Him, in a very subtle form, without destroying it.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 19:

Jvara said – Whoever remembers this fight between You and me, if they have any fever, they will get rid of that fever. And then, it left Him.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Whenever anyone has fever, if they remember the fight between Maaheshvara jvara and Krishna, and how He brought it under control with Vaishnava jvara, they will get rid of the fever.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 20:

They were Rudra's assistants, who were Agnis, who were protecting Baana's city. There were five Agnis which were protecting the city. Krishna won over them also and put them off. The army of Baanaasura – He completely destroyed it, without any effort.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 21:

After that, with all their army, of the daityaas, Bali's son Baanaasura, fought with Krishna. Along with Baana, even Shankara, Kaartikeya, also came to fight with Krishna.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 22:

At that time, there was a fierce fight between Krishna and Shankara. All the worlds were terrified because of this, because of the astraas and shastraas used in the fight between Hari and Shankara. All the three worlds were terrified.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 23:

When that huge fight was going on between them, all the gods, tridashaas, thought that there is going to be dissolution of all the worlds, that pralaya will happen. Because of the fierceness of the battle between Krishna and Shankara.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 24:

At that time, Krishna used the Jhrumbakaastra, which brought sleep. "So Shankara was put to sleep, and became totally inactive. At that time, all the daiteyaas, and Baana's army, and the pramatha gana were destroyed by Krishna.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 25:

When Shankara was totally captured by the Jhrumbakaastra, he became almost unconscious, and was just sitting in the chariot, not able to do anything, not able to fight.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Shankara became immovable.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 26:

Garuda also broke his chariot, his horses, and Pradyumna also used powerful weapons, and created problems. Krishna did humkaara, and from that there was a shakti which came out, and seeing that, Kaartikeya ran away.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 27:

When Shankara was under the Jhrumbakaastra, and became immovable, all the daitya sainya was completely destroyed, and Kaartikeya was also won over. The army of pramathaas was also destroyed. All this was done by Krishna in that war.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 28:

At that time, Baana himself came, he took a huge and powerful chariot, which was driven by none other than Nandeeshvara, and came in order to fight with Krishna, Balaraama, and Pradyumna and their army.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 29:

Balabhadra also destroyed a lot of soldiers of the Baana's army, and brought a lot of damage to the army of Baanaasura. If he was doing dharma yuddha, and was finding that he was becoming weaker, he also used to turn back sometimes.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 30:

Balaraama took out his huge plough, and destroyed all the army. Balaraama and Krishna started to destroy the army of Baana, with their plough and arrows of Krishna. Baana saw that.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 31:

Then, Krishna and Baana started to fight.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 32:

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

When Krishna and Baana were standing together, Baana threw very sharp arrows which were capable of piercing anyone's body. Krishna cut them away, broke all of them and destroyed them with His arrows. Baanaasura and Keshava fought a fierce battle and each of them injured the other one.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 33:

Both started throwing their weapons, astraas and shastraas – Baanaasura and Krishna, in order to win over. Both started to fight.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 34:

When all the army was getting destroyed, at that time, Krishna decided to kill Baanaasura.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 35:

Immediately, Krishna caught hold of His Sudarshana Chakra, which destroys all the enemies, which was having the radiance of a hundred suns.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 36:

When Krishna left the Sudarshana Chakra in order to destroy Baana, a daiteya vidyaa by name Kotari, came nude in front of Krishna.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Kotari is the name of Gouri's shakti, who is the kuladevataa of all these daityaas, in the form of vidyaaroopa. In Harivamsha, it is told that "You always be without clothes". That daiteya vidyaa, came in front of Krishna without any clothes.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 37:

When Krishna saw the daiteya vidyaa coming, without clothes, He closed His eyes. And then He left the Sudarshana in order to kill Baana. He wanted to cut off all his arms, He released Sudarshana.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 38:

Baanaasura threw a flood of arms. All of that was destroyed by Sudarshana. It was going after cutting off all his arms.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 39:

When all his arms were then cut off, leaving only two arms, when Krishna was holding the Sudarshana Chakra, He again wanted to leave that, in order to kill Baanaasura. Immediately, Shankara came to know of this.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 40:

Immediately, Shankara came there, and with nice words, Shankara prayed to Him, that there is a flood of blood flowing from his arms, when all the arms were cut off except two arms. Shankara feels a great pity for him, and with praising words, prayed to Krishna.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 41:

O Krishna, Krishna, You are the Lord of the worlds, I know that You are the Purushottama. You are the Supreme Eeshvara, Paresha. You are the Paramaatman, the Supreme Self. You do not have a beginning or an end. You are none other than Hari.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 42:

You take on the bodies of deva, tiryak, manushya, and all this is Your leelaa only. As a tiryak, as Varaaha and other avataaraas. As a manushya as Raama, Krishna. I am aware of that.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

You take on deva shareera, and incarnate as Vishnu among Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshvara. This is all Your leelaa, which has all these cheshtitaas, the wonderful acts which You do in every incarnation.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 43:

I have given this Baanaasura the abhaya, that nothing will happen to him. And You please do not make my words as a lie. You have to protect my words. Be pleased.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 44:

I am seeking pardon on behalf of him. Because he is being protected by us, he is very arrogant, and is not at fault. I have given a boon to him also. That is why I am seeking Your pardon. Shankara prays to Krishna.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 45:

Sri Paraasharar – Immediately, Krishna saw Ishvara, being very pleased, and was not angry anymore with respect to Baanaasura. And He said thus.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 46:

Sri Bhagavaan – You have given him the boon, and let him be alive. I will not kill him, and in order to respect Your words, and protect Your words, which you have given, I have already taken back the Sudarshana Chakra.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 47:

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Whatever abhaya you have given, it is all given by Me only. You are not separated from Me. Whoever is I, that is You only. All this world, having deva, manushya, everything is Me only. You are also Brahmaatmaka, just like this entire world, consisting of deva, manushya, tiryak, sthaavara – the four kinds of creation. I am the antaryaami of everything, the movables and immovables. Everything is Brahmaatmaka, and you are also like that only. You are not different from Me, this is the apruthaksiddha sambandha, shareera-shareeri bhaava.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 48:

He is not anything different from Me, everything is Brahmaatmakaa. Words which tell the shareera, their connotations extend up to the shareeri, the Inner Self. Everything is I only, means that everything shareera to Me. I am only everything.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 49:

Those who are deluded by avidyaa, they see that they are different, that everything is different from Me. They also see the differences.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

This is what the Shruti says – Neha naanaasti kinchana. Naanaatva is Brahmaatmaka and Abrahmaatmaka naanaatva. Everything is Brahmaatmaka, and this is the truth. Those who see that Brahmaatmaka and Abrahmaatmaka naanaatva, they are covered by delusion, and they don't know the reality.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 50:

I am pleased with you, and am going back. You have to go back to your place, O Shankara.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 51:

Sri Paraasharar – In the meanwhile, Baana had captured Pradyumna's son Aniruddha, with his Naaga paasha. Krishna rushes to where Aniruddha is, and the serpents which make the Naaga paasha, the moment they feel the speed of the winds, caused because of Garuda's movement, they all run away. They leave Aniruddha, and leave him free.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 52:

Then, Aniruddha and his wife Ushaa, both of them are taken on Garuda, and along with Balaraama and Pradyumna, Krishna comes to Dwaarakaa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 5, Chapter 33, Shloka 53:

Krishna, being surrounded by all His children and grandchildren, and with His wives, has a nice time, enjoying the stay, in order to protect the bhoomi, and destroy the evil forces on the earth.

This completes Chapter Thirty Three.

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॥ अथ चतुस्स्त्रांशोअध्यायः ॥

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