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Canto 10 · Chapter 63: Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura
10.63.1410.63.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.15

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

स्कन्द: प्रद्युम्नबाणौघैरर्द्यमान: समन्तत: ।

असृग् विमुञ्चन् गात्रेभ्य: शिखिनापक्रमद् रणात् ॥ १५ ॥

skandaḥ pradyumna-bāṇaughair

ardyamānaḥ samantataḥ

asṛg vimuñcan gātrebhyaḥ

śikhināpakramad raṇāt

Translation

Lord Kārtikeya was distressed by the flood of Pradyumna’s arrows raining down from all sides, and thus he fled the battlefield on his peacock as blood poured from his limbs.

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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.

Kārtikeya Retreats Before Pradyumna

  1. 1

    Pradyumna’s arrows rained down on Lord Kārtikeya from all sides.

  2. 2

    Kārtikeya was distressed, and blood poured from his limbs.

  3. 3

    He fled the battlefield on his peacock.

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:

Kārtikeya was so strongly beaten by Pradyumna that he fled the battlefield, while the remnants of Bāṇāsura’s army, harried by the blows of Lord Balarāma’s club, scattered in all directions. Enraged to see his army’s destruction, Bāṇāsura rushed Kṛṣṇa to attack Him.
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. skandaḥKārtikeya
  2. pradyumna-bāṇaof Pradyumna’s arrows
  3. oghaiḥby the torrents
  4. ardyamānaḥdistressed
  5. samantataḥon all sides
  6. asṛkblood
  7. vimuñcanexuding
  8. gātrebhyaḥfrom his limbs
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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

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “distressed”

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 description of Kārtikeya’s distress help you understand the force of Pradyumna’s attack?

Practice

Reread the verse and identify the attack, its effect and Kārtikeya’s response.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKārtikeya Retreats Before PradyumnaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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