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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha
10.62.2810.62.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.62.29-30

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

कामात्मजं तं भुवनैकसुन्दरं

श्यामं पिशङ्गाम्बरमम्बुजेक्षणम् ।

बृहद्भ‍ुजं कुण्डलकुन्तलत्विषा

स्मितावलोकेन च मण्डिताननम् ॥ २९ ॥

दीव्यन्तमक्षै: प्रिययाभिनृम्णया

तदङ्गसङ्गस्तनकुङ्कुमस्रजम् ।

बाह्वोर्दधानं मधुमल्लिकाश्रितां

तस्याग्र आसीनमवेक्ष्य विस्मित: ॥ ३० ॥

kāmātmajaṁ taṁ bhuvanaika-sundaraṁ

śyāmaṁ piśaṅgāmbaram ambujekṣaṇam

bṛhad-bhujaṁ kuṇḍala-kuntala-tviṣā

smitāvalokena ca maṇḍitānanam

dīvyantam akṣaiḥ priyayābhinṛmṇayā

tad-aṅga-saṅga-stana-kuṅkuma-srajam

bāhvor dadhānaṁ madhu-mallikāśritāṁ

tasyāgra āsīnam avekṣya vismitaḥ

Translation

Bāṇāsura saw before him Cupid’s own son, possessed of unrivaled beauty, with dark-blue complexion, yellow garments, lotus eyes and formidable arms. His face was adorned with effulgent earrings and hair, and also with smiling glances. As He sat opposite His most auspicious lover, playing with her at dice, there hung between His arms a garland of spring jasmines that had been smeared with kuṅkuma powder from her breasts when He had embraced her. Bāṇāsura was astonished to see all this.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Aniruddha’s Beauty and Boldness Astonish Bāṇāsura

  1. 1

    Bāṇāsura saw Aniruddha’s unrivaled beauty: His dark-blue complexion, yellow garments, lotus eyes and formidable arms. His face shone with earrings, hair and smiling glances.

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    Aniruddha calmly played dice with His most auspicious lover. His spring-jasmine garland bore kuṅkuma powder from her breasts after their embrace.

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    The purport emphasizes Bāṇāsura’s amazement at Aniruddha’s boldness. In strict Vedic culture, seeing Him calmly seated with Bāṇa’s supposedly unmarried daughter was unbelievable.

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