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  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 63: Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura
10.62.3310.63.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.63.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

अपश्यतां चानिरुद्धं तद्बन्धूनां च भारत ।

चत्वारो वार्षिका मासा व्यतीयुरनुशोचताम् ॥ १ ॥

śṛī-śuka uvāca

apaśyatāṁ cāniruddhaṁ

tad-bandhūnāṁ ca bhārata

catvāro vārṣikā māsā

vyatīyur anuśocatām

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O descendant of Bharata, the relatives of Aniruddha, not seeing Him return, continued to lament as the four rainy months passed.

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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.

Aniruddha’s Relatives Lament His Absence

  1. 1

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes the sorrow of Aniruddha’s relatives when they did not see Him return.

  2. 2

    Four months of the rainy season passed while He remained absent.

  3. 3

    Their lamentation continued throughout those months, showing how deeply they missed Him.

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 63: Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Aniruddha did not return from Śoṇitapura, His family and friends passed the four months of the rainy season in extreme distress. When they finally heard from Nārada Muni how Aniruddha had been captured, a large army of the best Yādava warriors, under Kṛṣṇa’s protection, set off for Bāṇāsura’s capital and laid siege to it.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.63
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. apaśyatāmwho did not see
  3. caand
  4. aniruddhamAniruddha
  5. tatHis
  6. bandhūnāmfor the relatives
  7. caand
  8. bhārataO descendant of Bharata (Parīkṣit Mahārāja)
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “lament”, “lamentation”

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

What does this prolonged lamentation help you notice about the relatives’ affection for Aniruddha?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, pausing to consider the relatives’ sorrow.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAniruddha’s Relatives Lament His AbsenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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