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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 36: The Slaying of Ariṣṭā, the Bull Demon
10.36.710.36.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.36.8

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.36.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इत्यास्फोत्याच्युतोऽरिष्टं तलशब्देन कोपयन् ।

सख्युरंसे भुजाभोगं प्रसार्यावस्थितो हरि: ॥ ८ ॥

ity āsphotyācyuto ’riṣṭaṁ

tala-śabdena kopayan

sakhyur aṁse bhujābhogaṁ

prasāryāvasthito hariḥ

Translation

Having spoken these words, the infallible Lord Hari slapped His arms with His palms, further angering Ariṣṭa with the loud sound. The Lord then casually threw His mighty, serpentine arm over the shoulder of a friend and stood facing the demon.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lord Hari Faces the Demon Without Fear

  1. 1

    The infallible Lord Hari slapped His arms with His palms. The loud sound further angered Ariṣṭa.

  2. 2

    The Lord casually placed His mighty, serpentine arm over a friend’s shoulder and stood facing the demon.

  3. 3

    The purport explains that Lord Kṛṣṇa showed His contempt for the ignorant demon.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa showed His contempt for the ignorant demon.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Attachment → Impending loss. The approach of departure gives pastoral love a poignant edge.

Chapters 34–38 of Canto 10: Further Vraja events and Akrūra's arrival. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 36: The Slaying of Ariṣṭā, the Bull Demon

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Everyone in Kṛṣṇa’s cowherd village became terrified when Ariṣṭāsura approached it, but the Lord pacified them, and when the bull demon charged Him He seized him by the horns and threw him about six yards. Though weakened, Ariṣṭa still wanted to attack Kṛṣṇa.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.36
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. itispeaking thus
  2. āsphotyaslapping His arms
  3. acyutaḥthe infallible Lord
  4. ariṣṭamAriṣṭāsura
  5. talafrom His palms
  6. śabdenawith the sound
  7. kopayanangering
  8. sakhyuḥof a friend
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.36

    In this verse: “friend”, “friend’s”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Kṛṣṇa’s casual posture show about His attitude toward the demon?

Practice

Spend a minute recalling the Lord calmly standing with His arm over His friend’s shoulder.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLord Hari Faces the Demon Without FearThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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