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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 63: Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura

10.63.15 10.63.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.16

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

कुम्भाण्डकूपकर्णश्च पेततुर्मुषलार्दितौ ।

दुद्रुवुस्तदनीकानि हतनाथानि सर्वत: ॥ १६ ॥

kumbhāṇḍa-kūpakarṇaś ca

petatur muṣalārditau

dudruvus tad-anīkani

hata-nāthāni sarvataḥ

Translation

Kumbhāṇḍa and Kūpakarṇa, tormented by Lord Balarāma’s club, fell down dead. When the soldiers of these two demons saw that their leaders had been killed, they scattered in all directions.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Balarāma Defeats the Army’s Leaders

1
Kumbhāṇḍa and Kūpakarṇa were tormented by Lord Balarāma’s club.
2
Both demons fell down dead.
3
Seeing their leaders killed, their soldiers scattered in all directions.

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

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.63