Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.62.1
श्रीराजोवाच
बाणस्य तनयामूषामुपयेमे यदूत्तम: ।
तत्र युद्धमभूद् घोरं हरिशङ्करयोर्महत् ।
एतत् सर्वं महायोगिन् समाख्यातुं त्वमर्हसि ॥ १ ॥
śrī-rājovāca
[shree-raajovaacha]
bāṇasya tanayām ūṣām
[baanasya tanayaam ooshaam]
upayeme yadūttamaḥ
[upayeme yadoottamah]
tatra yuddham abhūd ghoraṁ
[tatra yuddham abhood ghoram]
hari-śaṅkarayor mahat
[hari-shankarayor mahat]
etat sarvaṁ mahā-yogin
[etat sarvam mahaa-yogin]
samākhyātuṁ tvam arhasi
[samaakhyaatum tvam arhasi]
Word-for-word
śrī - rājā uvāca
—
the King (Parīkṣit Mahārāja) said
bāṇasya
—
of the demon Bāṇa
tanayām
—
the daughter
ūṣām
—
named Ūṣā
upayeme
—
married
yadu - uttamaḥ
—
the best of the Yadus (Aniruddha)
tatra
—
in connection with that
yuddham
—
a battle
abhūt
—
occurred
ghoram
—
fearsome
hari - śaṅkarayoḥ
—
between Lord Hari (Kṛṣṇa) and Lord Śaṅkara (Śiva)
mahat
—
great
etat
—
this
sarvam
—
all
mahā - yogin
—
O great mystic
samākhyātum
—
to explain
tvam
—
you
arhasi
—
deserve .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-rājovāca
śrī - rājā uvāca
the King (Parīkṣit Mahārāja) said
bāṇasya tanayām ūṣām
bāṇasya
of the demon Bāṇa
tanayām
the daughter
ūṣām
named Ūṣā
upayeme yadūttamaḥ
upayeme
married
yadu - uttamaḥ
the best of the Yadus (Aniruddha)
tatra
in connection with that
tatra yuddham abhūd ghoraṁ
yuddham
a battle
abhūt
occurred
ghoram
fearsome
hari-śaṅkarayor mahat
hari - śaṅkarayoḥ
between Lord Hari (Kṛṣṇa) and Lord Śaṅkara (Śiva)
mahat
great
etat sarvaṁ mahā-yogin
etat
this
sarvam
all
mahā - yogin
O great mystic
samākhyātuṁ tvam arhasi
samākhyātum
to explain
tvam
you
arhasi
deserve .
Important Words
-
yadu-uttamaḥ
—
the best of the Yadus (Aniruddha)
Compound: yadu (the dynasty) + uttamaḥ (foremost). Aniruddha is Kṛṣṇa's grandson, fourth of the catur-vyūha (Vāsudeva-Saṅkarṣaṇa-Pradyumna-Aniruddha). Calling Him 'best of Yadus' inside this verse signals that what looks like a love-elopement is in fact a Vaiṣṇava expansion of the Lord acting.
-
hari-śaṅkarayoḥ
—
between Lord Hari and Lord Śaṅkara
Dual genitive: hari + śaṅkara. Gauḍīyas read every Hari–Hara encounter as Bhagavān instructing His greatest devotee (Śiva is vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ). The 'fight' is līlā — never a contest of philosophies.
-
ghoram
—
fearsome
Accusative of ghora. The Bhāgavatam does not aestheticize the war away — it really was terrible. But terror in līlā exists to magnify the rasa of resolution, like dark clouds for the flash of Kṛṣṇa's complexion.
-
mahā-yogin
—
O great mystic
Vocative compound: mahā (great) + yogin. Parīkṣit's address to Śukadeva. Śuka's yoga is not aṣṭāṅga isolation — it is the ability to see and narrate Kṛṣṇa's pastimes across time, the yoga proper to a Vaiṣṇava ācārya.
-
samākhyātum
—
to explain
Infinitive from sam + ā + √khyā (to declare fully). Not 'summarize' — to narrate in detail, with all the names and turnings. The Bhāgavatam's storytelling refuses compression; every limb of līlā is worth its own breath.
King Parīkṣit said: The best of the Yadus married Bāṇāsura’s daughter, Ūṣā, and as a result a great, fearsome battle occurred between Lord Hari and Lord Śaṅkara. Please explain everything about this incident, O most powerful of mystics.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
King Parīkṣit said: The best of the Yadus married Bāṇāsura's daughter, Ūṣā, and as a result a great, fearsome battle occurred between Lord Hari and Lord Śaṅkara. Please explain everything about this incident, O most powerful of mystics.
Commentary
In this chapter, Aniruddha associates with Usa, the daughter of Banasura, and is imprisoned by him after being brought to Usa by Citralekha.
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Parīkṣit asks about Aniruddha's marriage to Ūṣā and the great battle between Kṛṣṇa and Śiva it provoked. Even apparent conflicts between great divinities serve the Lord's larger pastime, and the sincere seeker is right to ask how.
Reflection Questions
- What conflicts in my spiritual life do I treat as obstacles but might be invitations to deeper understanding?
- How does asking honest questions of scripture invite richer answers than passive reading?
Analogy
Like a child who first hears thunder and only then asks who threw the lightning, Parīkṣit hears of the Hari–Śaṅkara clash and turns to Śuka to learn how a mere demon's daughter could be the spark. The question itself is bhakti: he refuses to let any episode of Kṛṣṇa's life pass unheard.
Stories
Parīkṣit's seven-day śravaṇa
Cursed to die in seven days, Parīkṣit sat on the bank of the Gaṅgā and chose to spend his last week hearing Kṛṣṇa-kathā from Śukadeva. Every chapter of the Bhāgavatam is fueled by this hunger — including this one, where he asks about a battle in which Kṛṣṇa fought His own grandson's father-in-law.
Gauḍīyas read his posture as the model śrotā: not seeking philosophy in the abstract, but pressing for the next concrete līlā, the next pastime, the next name of the Lord.
My note
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