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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 63: Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura
10.63.2110.63.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.22

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

विद्राविते भूतगणे ज्वरस्तु त्रिशिरास्‍त्रीपात् ।

अभ्यधावत दाशार्हं दहन्निव दिशो दश ॥ २२ ॥

vidrāvite bhūta-gaṇe

jvaras tu trī-śirās trī-pāt

abhyadhāvata dāśārhaṁ

dahann iva diśo daśa

Translation

After Lord Śiva’s followers had been driven away, the Śiva-jvara, who had three heads and three feet, pressed forward to attack Lord Kṛṣṇa. As the Śiva-jvara approached, he seemed to burn everything in the ten directions.

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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.

The Terrible Śiva-jvara Approaches Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    After Lord Śiva’s followers were driven away, the Śiva-jvara advanced to attack Lord Kṛṣṇa. He seemed to burn everything in the ten directions.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī quotes a description of the terrible Śiva-jvara with three legs, three heads, six arms and nine eyes.

  3. 3

    Showering ashes, the Śiva-jvara resembled Yamarāja at the time of universal annihilation.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī quotes the following description of the Śiva-jvara:
  • Showering ashes, he resembled Yamarāja at the time of universal annihilation.”

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 63: Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After Lord Kṛṣṇa had thoroughly defeated the ghosts and hobgoblins fighting under Lord Śiva, the Śiva-jvara weapon — a personification of fever with three heads and three legs — approached Lord Kṛṣṇa to fight Him. Seeing the Śiva-jvara, Kṛṣṇa released His Viṣṇu-jvara.
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. vidrāvitehaving been driven away
  2. bhūta-gaṇeall the followers of Lord Śiva
  3. jvaraḥthe personification of fever who serves him, Lord Śiva
  4. tubut
  5. trithree
  6. śirāḥhaving heads
  7. trithree
  8. pāthaving feet
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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.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do the translation and purport convey the terror of the Śiva-jvara’s approach?

Practice

Read the description once attentively, keeping your devotional attention on Lord Kṛṣṇa, whom the Śiva-jvara approached.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Terrible Śiva-jvara Approaches KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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