Why Krishna and Shiva (Mahadev) fight (Srimad Bhagavatam) | Did Krishna and Shiva (Mahadev) fight with each other?

Why Krishna and Shiva (Mahadev) fight (Srimad Bhagavatam) | Did Krishna and Shiva (Mahadev) fight with each other | Vanasura (Banasura), Usha, Aniruddha story

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Just before moving forward to know about “Why Krishna and Shiva (Mahadev) fight (Srimad Bhagavatam) | Vanasura (Banasura), Usha, Aniruddha story“, let us have a brief background about Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu (Krishna), Lord Sri Brahma Deva and Lord Shiva.

Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu just before the starting of the creation, creates Lord Sri Brahma Deva from his nabhi (navel).

Thus Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu is also known as Bhagavan Lord Sri Padmanabha.

Here Padmanabha means, he is someone who has given birth from his nabhi (navel) and the one who has taken birth is sitting on a Padma flower (Lotus flower).

For this reason Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu is also known as Bhagavan Lord Sri Padmanabha (Padmanabh).

Later Lord Sri Brahma Deva gives birth to many including Sri Rudra Deva (Lord Shiva) from his ‘manasa‘ (mind).

(Please see the below image for more information to know about the above.)

Thus Sri Rudra Deva (Lord Shiva) is also called as ‘manasa putra‘, that is:

Lord Shiva is someone who is born from the mind of Lord Sri Brahma Deva and thus Lord Shiva is known as ‘manasa putra‘ of Lord Sri Brahma Deva.

From this, we can have a clarity that, Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu’s son is Sri Brahma Deva.

Sri Brahma Deva’s son is Sri Rudra Deva (Lord Shiva).

Sri Rudra Deva (Lord Shiva) is grandson of Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu.

Lord Shiva is known as Sri Rudra Deva, as when he took birth from the mind of Sri Brahma Deva, he was making ‘raudra krandana‘ type of sound.

For this reason Lord Shiva is known as Lord Sri Rudra Deva.

Meaning of Raudra : ‘furiously crying’. In Indian literature one of eight prevailing sentiments, rasas.

Raudra is based in turn on the complementary ‘emotion’ (bhāva) of anger, krodha.

The term raudra also denote a follower of the god Rudra.

Also we should note that, there is no difference between Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu and his different avatars like:

Bhagavan Sri Varaha Swamy, Bhagavan Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy, Bhagavan Sri Matsya, Bhagavan Sri Kurma,

Bhagavan Sri Vamana, Bhagavan Sri Parashurama, Bhagavan Sri Rama, Bhagavan Sri Krishna, Bhagavan Sri Buddha, Bhagavan Sri Kalki or any other avatar(s) – All are one and the same and no difference at all.

This is very clearly said in all the Vedas, Pancharatra, Puranas, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Upanishads, etc.

Now, let us move forward to know about “What is Krishna and Shiva fighting story” as given below:

Why Krishna and Shiva (Mahadev) fight | Did Krishna and Shiva (Mahadev) fight with each other | Vanasura (Banasura), Usha, Aniruddha story

Let’s know this now…

This story is taken from Srimad Bhagavatam (Sri Vishnu Purana).

Sri Krishna had more than one lakh and eighty thousand sons.

But the best of them was Pradyumna and Pradyumna’s son Aniruddha.

Usha (Banasura’s daughter) once met Parvati Devi and Sri Shiva. Usha asked Parvati Devi who her husband would be.

Parvati Devi replied that in the month of Vaishakha a person will appear in Usha’s dreams. And this person will be her husband.

As promised by Parvati Devi, Usha did saw a person in her dreams.

But Usha did not know how this person was. Usha told her friend Chitralekha about this.

Chitralekha thought that the only way to find out was to show Usha the portraits of various important personages amongst the Devas, Gandharvas, asuras etc.

But the required person could not be identified from these portraits.

Usha was then shown the portraits of humans and immediately she identified Aniruddha.

Many years ago, Banasura had prayed to Mahadeva (Lord Shiva), he had said:

“please grant me fights. I have ten thousand arms. What will I do with all these arms if I don’t get a chance to fight?”

“Be patient,” replied Mahadeva. “One day you will find your flag lying broken. When that happens, you will get the opportunity to fight as much as you wish.”

At this Banasura was very happy.

Meanwhile, once Aniruddha’s identity had been established, Chitralekha wondered what could be done.

Chitrlekaha went to Dvaraka and secretly brought Aniruddha to meet Usha.

That was the very day on which Banasura found his flag lying broken.

The guards also came and informed Banasura, that Aniruddha was with Usha.

Banasura sent his soldiers to fight with Aniruddha, but Aniruddha killed them all with a club.

Then Banasura himself entered the fray.

Initially, Banasura was beaten by Aniruddha. But Banasura used Maya (tricks) to tie Aniruddha up.

Devarshi Narada went to Dvaraka and told the Yadavas this.

So Sri Krishna, Balarama and Pradyumna came to rescue Aniruddha.

Many soldiers were killed by Sri Krishna before entering Banasura’s city.

Also at the gate was a demon known as Jvara, a demon with a huge body, three arms and three legs.

This demon had been born out of Mahadeva’s body. This demon is known as ‘Shiva Jvara‘.

The demon was so powerful that it even caused Balarama some discomfort.

But Sri Krishna created a divine soldier (Vishnu Jvara) from his own body, which killed the demon Jvara.

Banasura himself came out to fight.

Mahadeva and Kartikeya fought on Banasura’s side.

Terrible was the war between Sri Krishna and Mahadeva and everyone thought that the world would come to an end.

But Sri Krishna tired out Mahadeva.

Pradyumna defeated Kartikeya, and Balarama killed many of Banasura’s soldiers.

Sri Krishna and Banasura shot arrows at each other.

Then Sri Krishna took up this Sudarshana chakra and sliced off Banasura’s 998 arms. (Totally he had 1000 hands.)

But when Sri Krishna was about to kill Banasura, Mahadeva intervened and begged for Banasura’s life.

This boon was granted by parama dayaalu (The God of mercy) Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna.

(Earlier Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu in his Bhagavan Lord Sri Narasimha avatar had promised his bhakta / devotee Prahlada, that he will not kill any of his family members.)

(Because of this reason, Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu in his Sri Vamana avatar didn’t killed Bali Chakravarti too.}

(Also in Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna avatar, he didn’t killed Banasura.)

[Bali Chakravarti (Mahabali) is the grandson of Prahlada Maharaja.]

At the end of the war, Aniruddha and Usha too returned to Dvaraka with the other Yadavas.

Proof(s) of the above story as per Srimad Bhagavatam is as given below:

Shlokas as per Srimad Bhagavatam is as given below with chapter and shloka names for the authenticity:

SB 10.63.34 – श्री रुद्र उवाच – त्वं हि ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिर्गूढं ब्रह्मणि वाङ्मये | यं पश्यन्त्यमलात्मान आकाशमिव केवलम् || SB 10.63.34 ||

SB 10.63.34 – ಶ್ರೀ ರುದ್ರ ಉವಾಚ – ತ್ವಂ ಹಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಪರಂ ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಗೂಢಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಿ ವಾನ್ಮಯೇ | ಯಂ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತ್ಯಮಲಾತ್ಮಾನ್ ಆಕಾಶಮಿವ ಕೇವಲಮ್ || SB 10.63.34 ||

SB 10.63.34 – śrī rudra uvāca – tvaṁ hi brahma paraṁ jyōtirgūḍhaṁ brāhmaṇi vānmayē | yaṁ paśyantyamalātmān ākāśamiva kēvalam || SB 10.63.34 ||

Meaning of the above shloka (SB 10.63.34) – Lord Sri Rudra Deva (Lord Shiva) said : You alone are the Absolute Truth, the supreme light, the mystery hidden within the verbal manifestation of the Absolute.

Those whose hearts are spotless can see You, for You are uncontaminated, like the sky.

SB 10.63.45 – अयं ममेष्टो दयितोऽनुवर्ती मयाभयं दत्तममुष्य देव | सम्पाद्यतां तद्भवतः प्रसादो यथा हि ते दैत्यपतौ प्रसादः || SB 10.63.45 ||

SB 10.63.45 – ಅಯಂ ಮಮೇಷ್ಟೋ ದಯಿತೋऽನುವರ್ತಿ ಮಯಾಭಯಂ ದತ್ತಮಮುಷ್ಯ ದೇವ | ಸಂಪಾದ್ಯತಾಂ ತದ್ಭವತಃ ಪ್ರಸಾದೋ ಯಥಾ ಹಿ ತೇ ದೈತ್ಯಪತೌ ಪ್ರಸಾದಃ || SB 10.63.45 ||

SB 10.63.45 – ayaṁ mamēṣṭō dayitō̕nuvarti mayābhayaṁ dattamamuṣya dēva | sampādyatāṁ tadbhavataḥ prasādō yathā hi tē daityapatau prasādaḥ || SB 10.63.45 ||

Meaning of the above shloka (SB 10.63.45) – (Lord Shiva continues) – This Bāṇāsura is my dear and faithful follower, and I have awarded him freedom from fear.

Therefore, my Lord, please grant him Your mercy, just as You showed mercy to Prahlāda, the lord of the demons.

PS: We should note that this war is fought only to teach lesson to Vanasura (Banasura) and also to show that Bhagavan Lord Sri Krishna (Sri Vishnu) is Sarvottama / Supreme.

All others are followers of the of Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu (Sri Krishna).

It is not easy for few people to accept this story, but we need to understand our GREAT SANATANA DHARMA (Srimad Bhagatavam).

And also have to learn continuously about our Shastras (Hindu texts) to know about the GREATNESS of Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu (Sri Krishna).

I request the readers not to take this story in some other way.

Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu’s son is Lord Sri Brahma Deva and Lord Sri Brahma Deva’s son is Lord Sri Rudra Deva (Shiva).

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