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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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?
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Canto 10 · Chapter 63: Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura
10.63.1710.63.19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.18

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

धनूंष्याकृष्य युगपद् बाण: पञ्चशतानि वै ।

एकैकस्मिन् शरौ द्वौ द्वौ सन्दधे रणदुर्मद: ॥ १८ ॥

dhanūṁṣy ākṛṣya yugapad

bāṇaḥ pañca-śatāni vai

ekaikasmin śarau dvau dvau

sandadhe raṇa-durmadaḥ

Translation

Excited to a frenzy by the fighting, Bāṇa simultaneously pulled taut all the strings of his five hundred bows and fixed two arrows on each string.

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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.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Bāṇa Readies Five Hundred Bows

  1. 1

    The fighting excited Bāṇa to a frenzy.

  2. 2

    He simultaneously pulled taut the strings of five hundred bows.

  3. 3

    He fixed two arrows on each bowstring.

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:

With His arrows Lord Kṛṣṇa harassed the followers of Lord Śiva, and by putting Lord Śiva into a state of confusion He was able to destroy Bāṇāsura’s army. 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.
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. dhanūṁṣibows
  2. ākṛṣyapulling back
  3. yugapatsimultaneously
  4. bāṇaḥBāṇa
  5. pañca-śatānifive hundred
  6. vaiindeed
  7. eka-ekasminupon each one
  8. śarauarrows
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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

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the contrast between Bāṇa’s frenzy and his enormous display of force?

Practice

Read the verse slowly and note both Bāṇa’s state of mind and the weapons he prepared.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBāṇa Readies Five Hundred BowsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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