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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 37: The Killing of the Demons Keśi and Vyoma

10.37.13 10.37.15-20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.37.14

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Nārada Munisince 10.37.10-11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दिष्ट्या ते निहतो दैत्यो लीलयायं हयाकृति: ।

यस्य हेषितसन्त्रस्तास्त्यजन्त्यनिमिषा दिवम् ॥ १४ ॥

diṣṭyā te nihato daityo

līlayāyaṁ hayākṛtiḥ

yasya heṣita-santrastās

tyajanty animiṣā divam

Translation

The horse demon was so terrifying that his neighing frightened the demigods into leaving their heavenly kingdom. But by our good fortune You have enjoyed the sport of killing him.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Overcomes Terrifying Power with Ease

1
The horse demon’s neighing was so terrifying that the demigods left their heavenly kingdom.
2
Yet the Lord killed this powerful demon as a sport.
3
The speaker welcomes the demon’s death as great good fortune.

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

Chapter 37: The Killing of the Demons Keśi and Vyoma

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He stood calmly, showing no pride at having killed the demon, as the demigods showered down flowers from the sky and glorified the Lord with prayers. Soon thereafter Nārada Muni, the great sage among the demigods, approached Kṛṣṇa and prayed to Him in various ways, glorifying the Lord’s future pastimes.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.37

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

diṣṭyāby (our) good fortune
teby You
nihataḥkilled
daityaḥdemon
līlayāas a game
ayamthis
haya-ākṛtiḥhaving the form of a horse
yasyawhose

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
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.37
In this verse: “kingdom”
Abhaya · Fearlessness
Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.37
In this verse: “death”

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

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the contrast between the demigods’ fear and the Lord’s ease help me appreciate?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and offer thanks for the Lord’s protective power.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Overcomes Terrifying Power with EaseThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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