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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?
  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
10.63.2210.63.24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.23

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

अथ नारायण: देव: तं द‍ृष्ट्वा व्यसृजज्ज्वरम् ।

माहेश्वरो वैष्णवश्च युयुधाते ज्वरावुभौ ॥ २३ ॥

atha nārāyaṇaḥ devaḥ

taṁ dṛṣṭvā vyasṛjaj jvaram

māheśvaro vaiṣṇavaś ca

yuyudhāte jvarāv ubhau

Translation

Seeing this personified weapon approach, Lord Nārāyaṇa then released His own personified fever weapon, the Viṣṇu-jvara. The Śiva-jvara and Viṣṇu-jvara thus battled each other.

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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.

The Lord Releases His Own Weapon

  1. 1

    Seeing the personified weapon approach, Lord Nārāyaṇa released His own personified fever weapon.

  2. 2

    The Lord’s weapon is called the Viṣṇu-jvara.

  3. 3

    The Śiva-jvara and Viṣṇu-jvara then battled each other.

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. athathereupon
  2. nārāyaṇaḥ devaḥLord Nārāyaṇa (Kṛṣṇa)
  3. tamhim (the Śiva-jvara)
  4. dṛṣṭvāseeing
  5. vyasṛjatreleased
  6. jvaramHis personified fever (of extreme cold, as opposed to the extreme heat of the Śiva-jvara)
  7. māheśvaraḥof Lord Māheśvara
  8. vaiṣṇavaḥof Lord Viṣṇu
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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

What do you notice about the Lord’s response to the approaching weapon?

Practice

Read the translation slowly, noting that Lord Nārāyaṇa responds with His own weapon.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Releases His Own WeaponThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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