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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
10.62.710.62.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.62.8

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

तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवान् क्रुद्ध: केतुस्ते भज्यते यदा ।

त्वद्दर्पघ्नं भवेन्मूढ संयुगं मत्समेन ते ॥ ८ ॥

tac chrutvā bhagavān kruddhaḥ

ketus te bhajyate yadā

tvad-darpa-ghnaṁ bhaven mūḍha

saṁyugaṁ mat-samena te

Translation

Hearing this, Lord Śiva became angry and replied, “Your flag will be broken, fool, when you have done battle with one who is my equal. That fight will vanquish your conceit.”

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.

Śiva Warns That Pride Will Fall

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva became angry and warned that Bāṇāsura’s flag would be broken in battle with one who was his equal.

  2. 2

    That fight would vanquish Bāṇa’s conceit.

  3. 3

    Śiva could have immediately chastised Bāṇāsura and destroyed his pride himself. He refrained because Bāṇa had been such a faithful servant.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Śiva could have immediately chastised Bāṇāsura and personally destroyed his pride, but since Bāṇāsura had been such a faithful servant of his, Śiva did not do so.

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:

Angered by these words, Lord Śiva replied, “Your pride will be crushed in battle when you meet my equal. Indeed, your chariot flag will fall to the ground, broken.”
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. tatthat
  2. śrutvahearing
  3. bhagavānthe lord
  4. kruddhaḥangry
  5. ketuḥflag
  6. teyour
  7. bhajyateis broken
  8. yadāwhen
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

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

    In this verse: “hearing”

  • 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

Can I receive a warning as a reason to become humble?

Practice

Recall one correction you have received and choose one small way to act on it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayŚiva Warns That Pride Will FallThis 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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