Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.63.5
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBāṇāsura Responds with Anger
“Bāṇāsura became filled with anger upon seeing them destroy his city’s suburban gardens, ramparts, watchtowers and gateways, and thus he went out to confront them with an army of equal size.”
What the purport teaches
- Bāṇāsura saw his city’s suburban gardens, ramparts, watchtowers and gateways being destroyed.
- Seeing this destruction, he became filled with anger.
- He went out to confront the attackers with an army equal in size to theirs.
Try this today
Write down the verse’s sequence: destruction witnessed, anger felt and confrontation begun.
Ask yourself
How does the translation connect what Bāṇāsura saw, what he felt and what he did?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.