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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
10.62.3210.63.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.62.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Citralekhāsince 10.62.16inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तं नागपाशैर्बलिनन्दनो बली

घ्नन्तं स्वसैन्यं कुपितो बबन्ध ह ।

ऊषा भृशं शोकविषादविह्वला

बद्धं निशम्याश्रुकलाक्ष्यरौत्सीत् ॥ ३३ ॥

taṁ nāga-pāśair bali-nandano balī

ghnantaṁ sva-sainyaṁ kupito babandha ha

ūṣā bhṛśaṁ śoka-viṣāda-vihvalā

baddhaṁ niśamyāśru-kalākṣy arautsīt

Translation

But even as Aniruddha was striking down the army of Bāṇa, that powerful son of Bali angrily caught Him with the mystic nāga-pāśa ropes. When Ūṣā heard of Aniruddha’s capture, she was overwhelmed with grief and depression; her eyes filled with tears, and she wept.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

The Lord’s Pastime Potency Allows Capture

  1. 1

    As Aniruddha struck down his army, the powerful Bāṇāsura angrily bound Him with mystic nāga-pāśa ropes.

  2. 2

    When Ūṣā heard of His capture, she was overwhelmed with grief and depression. Her eyes filled with tears, and she wept.

  3. 3

    The ācāryas explain that Bāṇāsura could not actually capture the powerful grandson of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The Lord’s līlā-śakti, or pastime potency, allowed it so that the following events could unfold.

Key points from the purport
  • The ācāryas explain that Bāṇāsura could not actually capture the powerful grandson of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
  • Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.
  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Sixty-second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha.”

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

Conflict and affection → Devotional wonder. Divine intimacy coexists with royal duties.

Chapters 60–69 of Canto 10: Palace life, family bonds and heroic protection. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Greatly disturbed, Bāṇāsura rushed to his daughter’s apartments with many armed guards and, to his great surprise, saw Aniruddha there. As the guards attacked Him, Aniruddha took up His club and succeeded in killing a few before the powerful Bāṇa could capture Him with his mystic nāga-pāśa ropes, filling Ūṣā with lamentation.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.62
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tamHim
  2. nāga-pāśaiḥwith the mystic nāga noose
  3. bali-nandanaḥthe son of Bali (Bāṇāsura)
  4. balīpowerful
  5. ghnantamas He was striking
  6. svaat his own
  7. sainyamarmy
  8. kupitaḥangered
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.62

    In this verse: “heard”

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

How does the explanation of līlā-śakti change my understanding of Aniruddha’s apparent defeat?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and renew your intention to make devotional service your goal.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Pastime Potency Allows CaptureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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