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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha
10.62.310.62.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.62.4

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.62.2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

स एकदाह गिरिशं पार्श्वस्थं वीर्यदुर्मद: ।

किरीटेनार्कवर्णेन संस्पृशंस्तत्पदाम्बुजम् ॥ ४ ॥

sa ekadāha giriśaṁ

pārśva-sthaṁ vīrya-durmadaḥ

kirīṭenārka-varṇena

saṁspṛśaṁs tat-padāmbujam

Translation

Bāṇāsura was intoxicated with his strength. One day, when Lord Śiva was standing beside him, Bāṇāsura touched the lord’s lotus feet with his helmet, which shone like the sun, and spoke to him as follows.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Outward Respect Can Accompany Inner Pride

  1. 1

    Bāṇāsura was intoxicated with his own strength.

  2. 2

    When Lord Śiva stood beside him, Bāṇa touched the lord’s lotus feet with his helmet, which shone like the sun.

  3. 3

    His respectful gesture accompanied an inward condition of pride in his power.

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:

He was a great devotee of Lord Śiva, who favored Bāṇa so much that even demigods like Indra would serve him. Bāṇāsura once satisfied Śiva by playing musical instruments with his one thousand hands while Śiva danced his tāṇḍava-nṛtya.
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. saḥhe, Bāṇāsura
  2. ekadāonce
  3. āhasaid
  4. giri-śamto Lord Śiva
  5. pārśvaat his side
  6. sthampresent
  7. vīryaby his strength
  8. durmadaḥintoxicated
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 10.62

    In this verse: “pride”

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

Do my outward expressions of respect match my inner attitude?

Practice

Before offering respect to someone today, pause and set aside one proud thought.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOutward Respect Can Accompany Inner PrideThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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