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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
10.63.2710.63.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.28

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Śiva-jvarasince 10.63.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तप्तोऽहं ते तेजसा दु:सहेन

शान्तोग्रेणात्युल्बणेन ज्वरेण ।

तावत्तापो देहिनां तेऽङ्‍‍घ्रिमूलं

नो सेवेरन् यावदाशानुबद्धा: ॥ २८ ॥

tapto ’ham te tejasā duḥsahena

śāntogreṇāty-ulbaṇena jvareṇa

tāvat tāpo dehināṁ te ’nghri-mūlaṁ

no severan yāvad āśānubaddhāḥ

Translation

I am tortured by the fierce power of Your terrible fever weapon, which is cold yet burning. All embodied souls must suffer as long as they remain bound to material ambitions and thus averse to serving Your feet.

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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.

Turn From Material Ambition to Service

  1. 1

    The Śiva-jvara admits that the Lord’s terrible fever weapon, cold yet burning, is tormenting him.

  2. 2

    Embodied souls suffer as long as material ambitions bind them and keep them averse to serving the Lord’s feet.

  3. 3

    Although the Śiva-jvara had acted violently, he has now surrendered and rectified himself. Having become the Lord’s devotee, he hopes to receive His mercy.

Key points from the purport
  • In the previous verse, the Śiva-jvara stated that those who live by violence will suffer similar violence at the hands of the Lord.
  • Although the Śiva-jvara himself had acted violently up till now, since he has surrendered to the Lord and rectified himself, he hopes to receive the Lord’s mercy.
  • In other words, he has now become the Lord’s devotee.

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. taptaḥburned
  2. ahamI
  3. teYour
  4. tejasāby the power
  5. duḥsahenainsufferable
  6. śāntacold
  7. ugreṇayet burning
  8. atiextremely
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “material”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “mercy”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “devotee”

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 material ambition is making me reluctant to serve Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Set aside one small pursuit of material ambition today and spend that time offering a prayer of service to Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTurn From Material Ambition to ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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