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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 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha
10.62.610.62.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.62.7

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Bāṇāsurasince 10.62.5inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कण्डूत्या निभृतैर्दोर्भिर्युयुत्सुर्दिग्गजानहम् ।

आद्यायां चूर्णयन्नद्रीन् भीतास्तेऽपि प्रदुद्रुवु: ॥ ७ ॥

kaṇḍūtyā nibhṛtair dorbhir

yuyutsur dig-gajān aham

ādyāyāṁ cūrṇayann adrīn

bhītās te ’pi pradudruvuḥ

Translation

Eager to fight with the elephants who rule the directions, O primeval lord, I went forth, pulverizing mountains with my arms, which were itching for battle. But even those great elephants fled in fear.

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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.

Restless Strength Seeks Destructive Conflict

  1. 1

    Bāṇāsura’s arms were itching for battle, and he went out seeking the elephants who rule the directions.

  2. 2

    As he went, he pulverized mountains with his arms.

  3. 3

    Even those great elephants fled in fear, leaving his desire to fight unsatisfied.

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:

One day when Bāṇa was feeling an urge to do battle, he told Lord Śiva: “Except for you, in the whole world there is no warrior strong enough to fight me. Therefore these thousand arms you’ve given me are merely a heavy burden.”
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. kaṇḍūtyāwith itching
  2. nibhṛtaiḥfilled
  3. dorbhiḥwith my arms
  4. yuyutsuḥeager to fight
  5. dikof the directions
  6. gajānthe elephants
  7. ahamI
  8. ādyaO primeval one
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.62

    In this verse: “fear”

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

Does the urge to prove my strength ever make me disturb others?

Practice

When you feel an urge to argue today, pause instead of provoking a conflict.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRestless Strength Seeks Destructive ConflictThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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